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What does Korea mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Korea? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. 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.
  2. An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
  3. Informal term for the Korean Peninsula
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India came 2nd, Korea 3rd, while the young Malaysian team, which lost 6 of their 7 matches, brought up the rear.
They will then head for South Korea the same day and are expected to reach Seoul early Thursday.
And the truth is that despite the ban on J-pop, Japanese music sells well in South Korea, albeit as a pirate product.
The Korean way is, sadly, what brought Stoll to South Korea in the first place.
Technically, North Korea uses the same Korean language as the one spoken in South Korea.
What I wrote earlier this year in reference to North Korea holds with equal force in dealing with Cuba.

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