Korea
an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook (Freq. 4) • Syn: Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook • Derivationally related forms: Korean • Members of this Region: Chino-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War, Korean War • Instance Hypernyms: peninsula • Instance Hyponyms: Chosen • Part Holonyms: Asia • Part Meronyms: North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D.P.R.K., DPRK, South Korea, Republic of Korea
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