Republic of Korea
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk).
Proper noun
[edit]
- Official name of South Korea, a country in East Asia.
- 1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 1:27 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People[1], Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:
- Our men have fought with grim gallantry. The soldiers of the Republic of Korea have also been fighting fiercely.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]official name of South Korea
|