Korea

geographical name Ko·rea \kə-ˈrē-ə, especially South (ˌ)kō-\

Definition of KOREA

peninsula 600 miles (966 kilometers) long & 135 miles (217 kilometers) wide E Asia between Yellow Sea & East Sea (Sea of Japan)

or Japanese Cho·sen \ˈchō-ˈsen\ country coextensive with the peninsula; once a kingdom & (1910–45) a Japanese dependency ∗ Seoul; divided 1948 at 38th parallel into republics of North Korea (∗ Pyongyang area 46,609 sq miles or 120,717 sq kilometers, pop 24,051,200) & South Korea (∗ Seoul area 38,022 sq miles or 98,477 sq kilometers, pop 50,200,000)

Rhymes with KOREA

Achaea, Bahia, buddleia, cabrilla, cattleya, Chaldea, Crimea, Euboea, Hygeia, idea, Judaea, kaffiyeh, Medea, mens rea, Nicaea, ohia, Oriya, ouguiya, rupiah, sangria, Sofia, spirea

KOREA Defined for Kids

Korea

geographical name Ko·rea \kə-ˈrē-ə, especially South kō-\

Definition of KOREA for Kids

peninsula E Asia between Yellow Sea & East Sea (Sea of Japan); divided into independent countries of North Korea (capital, Pyongyang) & South Korea (capital, Seoul)