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McCune-Reischauer

McCune-Reischauer proper noun: one of the three main systems of Romanization used for Korean (the others being Revised Romanization of Korean and Yale romanization).

Proper noun

McCune-Reischauer

  1. One of the three main systems of Romanization used for Korean (the others being Revised Romanization of Korean and Yale romanization).

Origin of McCune-Reischauer

Created in 1937 by George M. McCune and Edwin O. Reischauer.

Questions about McCune-Reischauer

What does McCune-Reischauer mean?
McCune-Reischauer means one of the three main systems of Romanization used for Korean (the others being Revised Romanization of Korean and Yale romanization).
What part of speech is McCune-Reischauer?
McCune-Reischauer is a proper noun.

Words near McCune-Reischauer in the dictionary

  1. McCumber
  2. McCumbers
  3. McCumberses
  4. McCune
  5. McCune-Albright syndrome
  6. McCune-Reischauer
  7. McCunes
  8. McCunniff
  9. McCunniffs
  10. McCurdy
  11. McCurdys

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