지역
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 地域, from 地 (“land”) + 域 (“boundary”)
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕijʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [지역]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jiyeok |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jiyeog |
McCune–Reischauer? | chiyŏk |
Yale Romanization? | ciyek |
Noun
- area, district, particular geographic region
- 지역사회 개발 은행을 더 도와줌으로써
- jiyeoksahoe gaebal eunhaeng'eul deo dowajumeurosseo
- with more support for community development banks
- 1999, Bill Clinton's Seventh State of the Union Address (The original sentence in English)