north korea
/noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "North Korea is currently experiencing a dire food crisis, with analysts warning the present situation could deteriorate into a similar humanitarian disaster seen during the four-year famine in the mid-1990s — referred to as the "Arduous March" by the regime — which led to the deaths of millions of people."
- "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."
- "North Korea has traditionally been especially strong in weightlifting, dominating the event at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018 with eight golds."
- "Satellite images show an “unprecedented” number of freight railcars on the border between Russia and North Korea following a summit between the countries’ leaders in which they discussed military cooperation."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/
- British English: /nɔːθ ˌkəˈɹiː.ə/
Usage
Phrases
North Korean
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Frequently Paired Words
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