Korea

See also: korea and Kórea

English

Location of Korea

Alternative forms

• Corea (now rare)

Etymology

From Sino-Korean 고려 (高麗, Goryeo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈɹi.ə/, [kʰɵˈɹi.ə]
• IPA^(key): /kəˈɹiːə/, [kʰɵˈɹiːə]
• Homophone: career
• Rhymes: -iːə

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

Proper noun

Korea (countable and uncountable, plural Koreas)

2. An ancient country in East Asia. Since World War II, Korea has been divided into two sovereign states, commonly called South Korea and North Korea in the US, or Korea and North Korea in the UK.
3. An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
5. Informal term for the Korean Peninsula

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Best Korea
• Korean

• North Korea
• South Korea

Translations

ancient country or both Koreas as a whole

• Abkhaz: Кореа (Kʼorea)
• Afrikaans: Korea
• Albanian: Kore f
• Amharic: ኮርያ (korya)
• Arabic: كُورِيَا f (kōriyā)
• Armenian: Կորեա (hy) (Korea)
• Asturian: Corea (ast) f
• Azerbaijani: Koreya
• Belarusian: Карэ́я f (Karéja)
• Bengali: কোরিয়া (kōriẏa)
• Buginese: ᨀᨚᨑᨗᨕ
• Bulgarian: Коре́я f (Koréja)
• Burmese: ကိုရီးယား (kuiri:ya:)
• Catalan: Corea f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 高麗／高丽 (yue), 高丽 (gou¹ lai⁶), 朝鮮／朝鲜 (yue), 朝鲜 (ciu⁴ sin¹, ziu¹ sin¹)

  Dungan: Чощян (Čoxi͡an)

  Mandarin: 高麗／高丽 (zh), 高丽 (zh) (Gāolí), 朝鮮／朝鲜 (zh), 朝鲜 (zh) (Cháoxiǎn, Cháoxiān, Zhāoxiān), 韓國／韩国 (zh) (Hánguó), 韩国 (zh) (Hánguó)

• Czech: Korea (cs) f
• Danish: Korea
• Dhivehi: ކޮރެއާ (koreā)
• Dutch: Korea (nl)
• Esperanto: Koreujo, Koreio
• Estonian: Korea (et)
• Faroese: Korea n
• Finnish: Korea (fi)
• French: Corée (fr) f
• Georgian: კორეა (ḳorea)
• German: Korea (de) n
• Greek: Κορέα (el) f (Koréa)
• Gujarati: કોરિયા (koriyā)
• Hawaiian: Kōlea
• Hebrew: קוֹרֵיאָה f (koria)
• Hindi: कोरिया (hi) m (koriyā)
• Hungarian: Korea (hu)
• Icelandic: Kórea (is) f
• Ido: Korea (io)
• Indonesian: Korea (id)
• Interlingua: Corea
• Irish: An Chóiré f
• Italian: Corea (it) f
• Japanese: 朝鮮 (ja) (ちょうせん, Chōsen), 高麗 (こうらい, Kōrai), 韓国 (ja) (かんこく, Kankoku), コリア (Koria)
• Kalenjin: Korea
• Kamba: Korea
• Kannada: ಕೊರಿಯಾ (koriyā)
• Kashubian: Kòreja f
• Kazakh: Корея (Koreä)
• Khmer: កូរ៉េ (km) (kouree)
• Kikuyu: ko
• Korean: 고려 (Goryeo), 조선 (Joseon), 한국 (Han'guk), 코리아 (Koria), 우리나라 (ko) (urinara)
• Kyrgyz: Корея (Koreya)
• Lao: ເກົາຫລີ (kao lī)
• Latin: Corea (la) f
• Latvian: Koreja f
• Lithuanian: Korėja (lt) f
• Luhya: Korea
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Luo: Korea
• Macedonian: Коре́ја (mk) f (Koréja)
• Malay: Korea
• Malayalam: കൊറിയ (koṟiya)
• Maltese: il-Korea f
• Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ (solho), ᠴᠣᠣᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ (coohiyan)
• Maori: Koria
• Marathi: कोरिया (koriyā)
• Meru: Korea
• Mongolian: Солонгос (mn) (Solongos)
• Navajo: Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí
• Nepali: कोरिया (koriyā)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Korea

• Occitan: Corèa f
• Okinawan: 高麗 (こーれー, Kōrē), 韓国 (くゎんくく, Kwankuku)
• Oriya: କୋରିଆ (koriā)
• Ossetian: Корей (Korej)
• Pashto: کوريا f (koryã)
• Persian: کره (fa) (kore)
• Polish: Korea (pl) f
• Portuguese: Coreia (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਕੋਰੀਆ (korīā)
• Romanian: Coreea f
• Romansch: Corea f
• Russian: Коре́я (ru) f (Koréja)
• Sanskrit: कोरिया (koriyā)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Коре́ја f

  Roman: Koréja (sh) f

• Silesian: Koryjo
• Sinhalese: කොරියාව (koriyāwa)
• Slovak: Kórea f
• Slovene: Korêja (sl) f
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Koreja f

  Upper Sorbian: Koreja f

• Spanish: Corea (es) f
• Swahili: Korea
• Swedish: Korea (sv)
• Tagalog: Korea
• Tajik: Қурия (Quriya), Корея (tg) (Koreya)
• Tamil: கொரியா (ta) (koriyā)
• Tatar: Корея (Qoreya)
• Telugu: కొరియా (te) (koriyā)
• Thai: เกาหลี (th) (gao-lǐi)
• Tibetan: ཀོ་རི་ཡ (ko ri ya)
• Turkish: Kore (tr)
• Turkmen: Koreýa
• Ukrainian: Коре́я f (Koréja)
• Urdu: کوریا m (koriyā)
• Uyghur: چاۋشيەن (chawshyen), كورىيە (koriye)
• Uzbek: Koreya
• Vietnamese: Cao Ly, Cao Lệ, Triều Tiên (vi)
• Welsh: Corea
• Yiddish: קאָרעע (koree)
• Zhuang: Cauzsenh, Hanzgoz

South Korea — see South Korea

North Korea — see North Korea

See also

• Names of Korea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• oaker

---

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorea/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Korea f

1. Korea

Related terms

• korejský
• korejština
• Korejec
• Korejka
• Jižní Korea
• Severní Korea

Further reading

• Template:R:KNLA
• Template:R:SSJC

---

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkoːˈreː.aː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ko‧rea

Proper noun

Korea n

1. Korea

Derived terms

• Koreaan
• Koreaoorlog
• Noord-Korea
• Zuid-Korea

---

Faroese

Korea

Etymology

Ultimately, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰoˈɹeː.a/

Proper noun

Korea n

1. Korea

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Korea
Accusative	Korea
Dative	Korea
Genitive	Korea

Derived terms

• koreanskur
• Norðurkorea
• Suðurkorea

---

Finnish

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Noun

Korea

1. Korea (ancient country)
2. Korea (either of the two current Korean states)
3. Korea (Korean peninsula)

Usage notes

• Plural may be used of North and South Korea collectively.

Declension

Inflection of Korea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Korea	Koreat
genitive		Korean	Koreoiden Koreoitten
partitive		Koreaa	Koreoita
illative		Koreaan	Koreoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Korea	Koreat
accusative	nom.	Korea	Koreat
	gen.	Korean
genitive		Korean	Koreoiden Koreoitten Koreain rare
partitive		Koreaa	Koreoita
inessive		Koreassa	Koreoissa
elative		Koreasta	Koreoista
illative		Koreaan	Koreoihin
adessive		Korealla	Koreoilla
ablative		Korealta	Koreoilta
allative		Korealle	Koreoille
essive		Koreana	Koreoina
translative		Koreaksi	Koreoiksi
abessive		Koreatta	Koreoitta
instructive		—	Koreoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Korea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Koreani Koreani accusative nom. Koreani Koreani gen. Koreani genitive Koreani Koreoideni Koreoitteni Koreaini rare partitive Koreaani Koreoitani inessive Koreassani Koreoissani elative Koreastani Koreoistani illative Koreaani Koreoihini adessive Koreallani Koreoillani ablative Korealtani Koreoiltani allative Korealleni Koreoilleni essive Koreanani Koreoinani translative Koreakseni Koreoikseni abessive Koreattani Koreoittani instructive — — comitative — Koreoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Koreasi Koreasi accusative nom. Koreasi Koreasi gen. Koreasi genitive Koreasi Koreoidesi Koreoittesi Koreaisi rare partitive Koreaasi Koreoitasi inessive Koreassasi Koreoissasi elative Koreastasi Koreoistasi illative Koreaasi Koreoihisi adessive Koreallasi Koreoillasi ablative Korealtasi Koreoiltasi allative Koreallesi Koreoillesi essive Koreanasi Koreoinasi translative Koreaksesi Koreoiksesi abessive Koreattasi Koreoittasi instructive — — comitative — Koreoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Koreamme Koreamme accusative nom. Koreamme Koreamme gen. Koreamme genitive Koreamme Koreoidemme Koreoittemme Koreaimme rare partitive Koreaamme Koreoitamme inessive Koreassamme Koreoissamme elative Koreastamme Koreoistamme illative Koreaamme Koreoihimme adessive Koreallamme Koreoillamme ablative Korealtamme Koreoiltamme allative Koreallemme Koreoillemme essive Koreanamme Koreoinamme translative Koreaksemme Koreoiksemme abessive Koreattamme Koreoittamme instructive — — comitative — Koreoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Koreanne Koreanne accusative nom. Koreanne Koreanne gen. Koreanne genitive Koreanne Koreoidenne Koreoittenne Koreainne rare partitive Koreaanne Koreoitanne inessive Koreassanne Koreoissanne elative Koreastanne Koreoistanne illative Koreaanne Koreoihinne adessive Koreallanne Koreoillanne ablative Korealtanne Koreoiltanne allative Koreallenne Koreoillenne essive Koreananne Koreoinanne translative Koreaksenne Koreoiksenne abessive Koreattanne Koreoittanne instructive — — comitative — Koreoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Koreansa Koreansa accusative nom. Koreansa Koreansa gen. Koreansa genitive Koreansa Koreoidensa Koreoittensa Koreainsa rare partitive Koreaansa Koreoitaan Koreoitansa inessive Koreassaan Koreassansa Koreoissaan Koreoissansa elative Koreastaan Koreastansa Koreoistaan Koreoistansa illative Koreaansa Koreoihinsa adessive Koreallaan Koreallansa Koreoillaan Koreoillansa ablative Korealtaan Korealtansa Koreoiltaan Koreoiltansa allative Korealleen Koreallensa Koreoilleen Koreoillensa essive Koreanaan Koreanansa Koreoinaan Koreoinansa translative Koreakseen Koreaksensa Koreoikseen Koreoiksensa abessive Koreattaan Koreattansa Koreoittaan Koreoittansa instructive — — comitative — Koreoineen Koreoinensa

Synonyms

• (current state): Etelä-Korea, Pohjois-Korea
• (peninsula): Korean niemimaa

Derived terms

• Etelä-Korea
• eteläkorealainen

• korea (language)
• korealainen

• koreankielinen
• Korean niemimaa

• Pohjois-Korea
• pohjoiskorealainen

See also

• korea (senses beautiful or chorea)

---

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈʀeːaː/

• audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Korea n (genitive Koreas, plural Korea)

1. Korea

Usage notes

• The plural refers to both Südkorea (Republik Korea) and Nordkorea (Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea), and does occur in forms like "die beiden Korea".

---

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɛɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ko‧rea

Proper noun

Korea

1. Korea (ancient country)
2. Korea (either of the two current Korean states)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Korea	—
accusative	Koreát	—
dative	Koreának	—
instrumental	Koreával	—
causal-final	Koreáért	—
translative	Koreává	—
terminative	Koreáig	—
essive-formal	Koreaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Koreában	—
superessive	Koreán	—
adessive	Koreánál	—
illative	Koreába	—
sublative	Koreára	—
allative	Koreához	—
elative	Koreából	—
delative	Koreáról	—
ablative	Koreától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Koreáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Koreáéi	—

Possessive forms of Korea
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Koreám	—
2nd person sing.	Koreád	—
3rd person sing.	Koreája	—
1st person plural	Koreánk	—
2nd person plural	Koreátok	—
3rd person plural	Koreájuk	—

Derived terms

• koreai

(Compound words):

• Dél-Korea
• Észak-Korea

---

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Proper noun

Korea

1. Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)

Related terms

• Nord-Korea, Sør-Korea
• koreaner, nordkoreaner, sørkoreaner
• koreansk, nordkoreansk, sørkoreansk

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Proper noun

Korea

1. Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)

Related terms

• Nord-Korea, Sør-Korea
• korean, koreanar, nordkorean, nordkoreanar, sørkorean, sørkoreanar
• koreansk, nordkoreansk, sørkoreansk

---

Polish

Map of Korea

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //kɔˈrɛ.a//, //kɔˈrɛ.ja//

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Korea f

1. (historical) Korea (“an ancient country in East Asia”)
2. (informal) Korea (“an informal name for the South Korea or North Korea”)

Declension

Declension of Korea

	singular	plural
nominative	Korea	Koree
genitive	Korei	Korei
dative	Korei	Koreom
accusative	Koreę	Koree
instrumental	Koreą	Koreami
locative	Korei	Koreach
vocative	Koreo	Koree

Derived terms

• Koreańczyk
• Koreanka
• koreański

Related terms

• Korea Południowa
• Korea Północna

See also

• Półwysep Koreański

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN
• WSJP, hasło Korea

---

Swahili

Proper noun

Korea

1. Korea

Derived terms

• Korea ya Kaskazini
• Korea ya Kusini

---

Swedish

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊ²reːa/

Proper noun

Korea n (genitive Koreas)

1. Korea

See also

• Nordkorea
• Sydkorea
• korean
• koreansk
• koreanska

Anagrams

• arkeo-