North Korea

/nɔːθ ˌkəˈɹiː.ə//noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/

North Korea proper noun: a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.

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Proper noun (1)

North Korea

A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
- The Little Assembly directed the commission to hold elections "wherever possible" which means, in effect, the United States-occupied zone. Russia, occupying North Korea, has boycotted the commission completely.1948 March 9 [1948 March 8], “U.N. Officials Fight Korea Voting Plan”, in The Washington Post, number 26,199, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2
- A few species such as bat, shrew, striped hamster and muskrat are found only in North Korea. Also only in North Korea are tiger, lynx, two species of deer, Manchurian weasel and northern pika in the plateau regions of Paektusan.1985, H. Edward Kim, “Land and People”, in Facts about Korea, 18th Revised edition, Seoul: Hollym Corporation, →OCLC, page 22
Synonyms:

Best Korea, Hermit Kingdom, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, Juche Korea, People's Korea

Proper noun (2) capitalized: north Korea

north Korea

(alternative, dated) Alternative form of North Korea.
- A Korean Communist selected as a vice chairman of the government for north Korea in the Russian occupied zone was assassinated as he was leaving a conference with Col. Gen. Chistjakoff, commander of the soviet 25th army, a Korean refugee said today.1945 September 14 [1945 September 12], “North Korean Leader Slain in Reign of Terror”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, volume CIV, number 221, page 3, column 5
- The Korean press reported that General Kim Ilsung had been made chairman of the "people's commissariat" in the Russian occupation zone, north Korea.1946 February 22 [1946 February 20], “New Korean Chairman”, in China Mail, number 33280, →OCLC, page 4, column 3

North Korea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

North Korea in Hindi

a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea: उत्तर कोरिया uttar koriyā

North Korea in Tamil

a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea: வடகொரியா vaṭakoriyā

North Korea in Marathi

a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea: उत्तर कोरिया uttar koriyā

North Korea in Urdu

a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea: شُمالِی کورِیا śumālī koriyā

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North Korea in Bengali: উত্তর কোরিয়া uttor kōriẏa
North Korea in Telugu: ఉత్తర కొరియా uttara koriyā
North Korea in Malayalam: ഉത്തര കൊറിയ uttara koṟiya
North Korea in Kannada: ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊರಿಯಾ uttara koriyā
North Korea in Punjabi: ਉੱਤਰੀ ਕੋਰੀਆ uttarī korīā
North Korea in Gujarati: ઉત્તર કોરિયા uttar koriyā
North Korea in Odia: ଉତ୍ତର କୋରିଆ uttara koriā
North Korea in Sinhala: උතුරු කොරියාව uturu koriyāwa
North Korea in Assamese: উত্তৰ কোৰিয়া uttor küria
North Korea in Nepali: उत्तर कोरिया uttar koriyā
North Korea in Pashto: شمالي کوريا šamāli koryā
North Korea in Tagalog: Hilagang Korea
North Korea in Arabic: كُورِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة kōriyā š-šamāliyya
North Korea in Malay: Korea Utara
North Korea in Indonesian: Korea Utara
North Korea in Thai: เกาหลีเหนือ gao-lǐi-nʉ̌ʉa
North Korea in Vietnamese: Bắc Triều Tiên, Bắc Hàn, Triều Tiên
North Korea in Myanmar: မြောက်ကိုရီးယား mraukkuiri:ya:
Dhivehi: އުތުރު ކޮރެއާ uturu koreā
Dzongkha: བྱང་ཀོ་རི་ཡ་ byang ko ri ya

Examples of North Korea in a sentence

Some 200 hectares of rice paddies in Kangwon Province are reported to have been flooded by tropical storm Khanun, which swept across North Korea last week after battering Japan’s Okinawa.2023 August 18, Gavin Blair, “Kim Jong-un at typhoon-hit farms as North Korea rebuked over starvation”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC...
North Korea has traditionally been especially strong in weightlifting, dominating the event at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018 with eight golds.2023 September 14, “North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games”, in France 24, archived from the original on 14...

Synonyms of North Korea

Forms of North Korea

alternative form (dated)	north Korea

Origin of North Korea

From north + Korea, due to its northerly position on the Korean peninsula.

Words formed from North Korea

North Korean

Words that rhyme with North Korea

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Questions about North Korea

What does North Korea mean?: North Korea means a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
What is North Korea in Hindi?: North Korea in Hindi is उत्तर कोरिया (uttar koriyā). See North Korea meaning in Hindi.
How do you use North Korea in a sentence?: Some 200 hectares of rice paddies in Kangwon Province are reported to have been flooded by tropical storm Khanun, which swept across North Korea last week after battering Japan’s Okinawa.
What part of speech is North Korea?: North Korea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce North Korea?: North Korea is pronounced /noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/ (US).

Words near North Korea in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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