korea

1. An Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan;
   The Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook (synset 108974384)
   domain member region:

   • chino-japanese war, sino-japanese war - a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
   • korean war - a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953
   is an instance of: peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
   specific instances: chosen - the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
   has:

   • d.p.r.k., democratic people's republic of korea, dprk, north korea - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
   • republic of korea, south korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
   is a part of: asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
   same as: dae-han-min-gook, han-gook, korean peninsula

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