republic of korea

Noun
  1. A republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula;
    Established in 1948 (synset 108975399)
    domain member region: inchon - a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon
    is an instance of: asian country, asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
    has:
    • capital of south korea, seoul - the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea
    • chemulpo, incheon, inchon - a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
    • kwangju - city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
    • taegu, tegu - a city in southeastern South Korea
    • pusan - a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
    is a part of:
    • dae-han-min-gook, han-gook, korea, korean peninsula - 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
    • 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: south korea

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