north korea

English - Turkish

Definition of north korea in English Turkish dictionary: Kuzey Kore
north korea:kp: (Bilgisayar) kuzey kore: kp

English - English

Definition of north korea in English English dictionary: Country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea; A country of northeast Asia on the Korean Peninsula. Inhabited since ancient times, the region was occupied by Japan from 1910 until the end of World War II in 1945. After the war the peninsula was divided into a Soviet occupation zone in the north and an American zone in the south. The territory attained its present-day boundaries after the cease-fire ending the Korean War (1950-1953). Under Kim Il Sung (ruled 1948-1994) North Korea became increasingly isolated, especially after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Pyongyang is the capital and the largest city. Population: 23,904,000. North Korean adj. & n. a country in East Asia, west of Japan and east of China, which is officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Population: 21,968,000 (2001). Capital: Pyongyang. North Korea was formed in 1945 when Korea was divided into two countries (North and South Korea) by the US and the former Soviet Union. Korean. officially Democratic People's Republic of Korea Country, occupying the northern half of the Korean peninsula, East Asia; country located in the Far East; a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

north korea

Hyphenation

North Ko·re·a

Turkish pronunciation

nôrth kôriı

Pronunciation

/ˈnôrᴛʜ kôˈrēə/ /ˈnɔːrθ kɔːˈriːə/

Etymology

[ 'north ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north and perhaps to Greek nerteros lower, infernal.