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Korea

kuh-REE-uh
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A peninsula and historic region in East Asia, today divided into North Korea and South Korea.
"They traveled to Korea to visit family in Seoul."

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Koreas plural

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Etymology

From "Goryeo," the name of a dynasty that ruled the region from 918 to 1392.

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