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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of eastern Asia at the southern end of the Korean peninsula. Korea was divided into a northern Soviet zone and a southern American zone after World War II, and Soviet resistance to reunification led to the establishment in 1948 of two separate countries, with the Korean War (1950–1953) leaving the peninsula divided along much the same line as before. Ruled until 1993 by a series of authoritarian military leaders, South Korea developed a prosperous economy on the strength of trade ties with Japan and the United States. Seoul is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A
country inEast Asia , comprising the southern half of theKorean Peninsula . Official name:Republic of Korea .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
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Examples
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North Korea lashed out Sunday at South Korea for causing "uncontrollable, extreme" tension on the peninsula, pointing to the planned firing drills and what it called South Korea's
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North Korea lashed out Sunday at South Korea for causing "uncontrollable, extreme" tension on the peninsula, pointing to the planned firing drills and what it called South Korea's
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North Korea lashed out Sunday at South Korea for causing "uncontrollable, extreme" tension on the peninsula, pointing to the planned firing drills and what it called South Korea's
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed HYUNG-JIN KIM 2010
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Henninger: Well, there are two answers to this issue, and one is called Taiwan and the other is called South Korea.
Failure by Committee 2011
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So in all honesty in the short-term, I think we could see a little bit of a pull back from South Korean perspective, but I still believe long-term South Korea will be a very, very strong market for us, once we get through and we get retail totally reestablished in South Korea.
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hit a three-year high as tensions on the peninsula eased as North Korea stepped back from a confrontation over what it called South Korea's "reckless" military drills.
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Calling South Korea a "critical" trading partner for Canada, Mr. Fast said the removal of what had been a "very significant trade irritant" is a good sign.
South Korea Lifts Ban on Canadian Beef Nirmala Menon 2012
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As Friday's statement did, North Korea typically refers to South Korea with a lowercase "s" as a way of portraying it as part of one Korea rather than a separate country.
Pyongyang Resumes Hard Line On South Evan Ramstad 2011
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More likely it would be war breaking out, either on purpose or accidentally, between North and South Korea, which is under our nuclear umbrella should it be threatened or come under nuclear attack from its northern enemy.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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Now, "we are targeting our best-in-class peers," said GM's Mr. Ammann, referring to South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Germany's BMW AG, both of which are estimated to have had a 10% return on sales for 2011.
Target at Post-Bailout GM: Earning $10 Billion a Year Sharon Terlep 2012
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