Corea

Proper noun

Korea (countable and uncountable, plural Koreas)

1. A geographic region in East Asia, consisting of two countries, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.
   • After the death of the empreſs Papûſha he had been baniſhed into Korea, from whence he was removed to Quey-lin Fû, the capital of Quang-ſi.1780, “The Hiſtory of Jenghîz Khan's Succeſſors in Tartary and China”, in The Modern Part of an Univerſal History from the Earlieſt Accounts to the Preſent Time, volume IV, page 297
   1. (informal) South Korea: A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
   2. (rare) North Korea: A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea.
2. A peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula.