[kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh-] 
| 1. | a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War. |
| 2. | Democratic People's Republic of, official name of North Korea. |
| 3. | Republic of, official name of South Korea. |
| a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 24,317,004; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea. |
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