South Korea
/ˌsaʊθ kəˈɹiːə/
South Korea proper noun: a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.
Proper noun
South Korea
- A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.
- HSI data indicates that up to a million dogs are bred and sacrificed annually in South Korea for human consumption, even though demand is at a “historic low,” with about 6 million dogs residing in South Korean homes and 57 percent of the population supporting the ban.2024 January 9, “South Korea bans dog meat trade for human consumption”, in EFE, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024
South Korea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
South Korea in Hindi
- a country in East Asia, comprising the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
- दक्षिण कोरिया dakṣiṇ koriyā
South Korea in Tamil
- a country in East Asia, comprising the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
- தென் கொரியா teṉ koriyā
South Korea in Marathi
- a country in East Asia, comprising the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
- दक्षिण कोरिया dakṣiṇ koriyā
South Korea in Urdu
- a country in East Asia, comprising the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
- جُنُوبی کورِیا junūbī koriyā, جَنُوبی کورِیا janūbī koriyā
More languagesFewer languages
- South Korea in Bengali
- দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া dokkhin kōriẏa
- South Korea in Telugu
- దక్షిణ కొరియా dakṣiṇa koriyā
- South Korea in Malayalam
- ദക്ഷിണ കൊറിയ dakṣiṇa koṟiya
- South Korea in Kannada
- ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾ dakṣiṇa koriyā
- South Korea in Punjabi
- ਦੱਖਣੀ ਕੋਰੀਆ dakkhaṇī korīā
- South Korea in Gujarati
- દક્ષિણ કોરિયા dakṣiṇ koriyā
- South Korea in Odia
- ଦକ୍ଷିଣ କୋରିଆ dakṣiṇa koriā
- South Korea in Sinhala
- දකුණු කොරියාව dakuṇu koriyāwa
- South Korea in Assamese
- দক্ষিণ কোৰিয়া dokhin küria
- South Korea in Nepali
- दक्षिण कोरिया dakṣiṇ koriyā
- South Korea in Pashto
- سوېلی کوریا sweli koryā
- South Korea in Tagalog
- Timog Korea
- South Korea in Arabic
- كُورِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة kōriyā l-janūbiyya
- South Korea in Malay
- Korea Selatan
- South Korea in Indonesian
- Korea Selatan
- South Korea in Thai
- เกาหลีใต้ gao-lǐi-dtâai
- South Korea in Vietnamese
- Hàn Quốc, Nam Hàn
- South Korea in Myanmar
- တောင်ကိုရီးယား taungkuiri:ya:, ကိုရီးယားသမ္မတ kuiri:ya:samma.ta.
- Dhivehi
- ދެކުނު ކޮރެއާ dekunu koreā
- Dzongkha
- ལྷོ་ཀོ་རི་ཡ་ lho ko ri ya
Synonyms of South Korea
Origin of South Korea
From south + Korea, due to its southerly position on the Korean peninsula.
Words formed from South Korea
Words that rhyme with South Korea
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- althea
- Anthea
- Caesarea
- hamartia
- Hosea
- Leah
- logorrhea
- maria
- panacea
- Sandia
- Theia
- trachea
- Zia
- Achaea
- Alethea
- carry the message to Garcia
- chia
- chorea
- diarrhea
- Hygieia
- mens rea
- pharmacopoeia
- pro-mia
- quesadilla
- ratafia
- sangria
- shea
- Shi'a
- tortilla
- urea
- Aeaea
- Apamea
- apatheia
- Aramea
- Arimathea
- avania
- cinquedea
- Corea
- deliver the message to Garcia
- dionaea
- dyspnea
- Euboea
- eupatheia
- Euryclea
- Fawzia
- gelateria
- glossopoeia
- gonorrhea
Questions about South Korea
- What does South Korea mean?
- South Korea means a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.
- What is South Korea in Hindi?
- South Korea in Hindi is दक्षिण कोरिया (dakṣiṇ koriyā). See South Korea meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is South Korea?
- South Korea is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce South Korea?
- South Korea is pronounced /ˌsaʊθ kəˈɹiːə/.
Words near South Korea in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: South Korea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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