English word senses marked with place category "South Korea"

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Parent categories: Asia, Korea, Earth, Eurasia, Nature
Subcategories: Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Incheon, North Chungcheong Province, North Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, South Chungcheong Province, South Gyeongsang Province, South Jeolla Province, Ulsan

Total 62 word senses

• Blue House (Proper name) The executive mansion of South Korea, in Seoul, housing the residence and office of the President of South Korea
• Busan (Proper name) A metropolitan city of South Korea. It is the second largest city and the largest port city in Korea. It is also well known for its beaches and port.
• Cheongju (Proper name) The provincial capital, the largest city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
• Daegu (Proper name) A city in South Korea.
• Daejeon (Proper name) A metropolitan city of South Korea.
• East China Sea (Proper name) A marginal sea east of China, south of the Korean Peninsula, west of the Ryukyu Islands, and north of Taiwan.
• Fifth Republic (Proper name) Ellipsis of Fifth Republic of Korea (“political regime of South Korea from 1981 to 1987”).
• First Republic (Proper name) Ellipsis of First Republic of Korea (“political regime under Syngman Rhee of South Korea from 1948 to 1960”).
• Fourth Republic (Proper name) Ellipsis of Fourth Republic of Korea (“political regime of South Korea under the authoritarian Yushin Constitution from 1972 to 1981”).
• Gangnam (Proper name) A district (Korean: 구 (gu)) of Seoul, South Korea known for being a demographically young, affluent part of the city.
• Gwangju (Proper name) A city in South Korea.
• Gyeonggi (Proper name) A province of South Korea.
• Hallyu (Proper name) Synonym of Korean Wave
• Han River (Proper name) A major river in South Korea that flows through Seoul.
• Incheon (Proper name) A city in South Korea.
• Jeju-do (Proper name) An island and self-governing province in South Korea.
• K- (Prefix) Korean; used to denote nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea.
• K-beauty (Noun) Cosmetic products and practices originating in South Korea.
• K-drama (Noun) Dramatic television series produced in South Korea.
• K-pop (Noun) South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles.
• K-wave (Proper name) The Korean Wave.
• KSLV (Noun) Initialism of Korean space launch vehicle.
• Korea Strait (Proper name) A strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.
• Koreaboo (Noun) A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas).
• Korean Wave (Proper name) The rise in popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s.
• Koreanovela (Noun) A soap opera originating in Korea.
• MIKT (Proper name) Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, (South) Korea, Turkey.
• MIST (Proper name) Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey.
• Next Eleven (Proper name) Eleven countries – Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, and Vietnam – identified in 2005 as having high potential of joining the BRICS countries as some of the world's largest economies in the 21st century.
• North Chungcheong (Proper name) A province in central South Korea. Capital: Cheongju.
• North Gyeongsang (Proper name) A province in southeast South Korea. Capital: Andong.
• Pyeongchang (Proper name) A neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea.
• Republic of Korea (Proper name) Official name of South Korea.
• Samsung (Proper name) A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.
• Sea of Japan (Proper name) The body of water between Japan, Sakhalin, the Asian continent, and Jeju Island.
• Second Republic (Proper name) The second in a series of republic governments of a country or nation:; Ellipsis of Second Republic of Korea. (1960–1961).
• Seoul (Proper name) The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.
• Seoulite (Adjective) Of or from Seoul.
• Seoulite (Noun) Someone from Seoul.
• Sixth Republic (Proper name) Ellipsis of Sixth Republic of Korea (“political regime of South Korea since 1987”).
• South Chungcheong (Proper name) A province in central South Korea
• South Gyeongsang (Proper name) A province in southeast South Korea
• South Jeolla (Proper name) A province of South Korea.
• South Korea (Proper name) A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.
• Suwon (Proper name) The capital city of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
• Ulsan (Proper name) A city in South Korea.
• Worst Korea (Proper name) South Korea; the Republic of Korea.
• Yellow Sea (Proper name) An arm of the Pacific Ocean between mainland China and the Korean peninsula.
• banjeonse (Noun) A form of lease in the South Korean real estate market which is a hybrid between jeonse and wolse, in which the lessee provides the landlord with a smaller lump sum deposit than would be required with jeonse, while agreeing to pay a lower rate of monthly rent than would be required with wolse.
• camptown (Noun) A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
• chaebol (Noun) A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
• hagwon (Noun) A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.
• hwan (Noun) The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.
• jeonse (Noun) A form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit.
• mukbang (Noun) An online video broadcast in which a person eats while interacting with their audience.
• mukbanger (Noun) A person who creates and publishes mukbang videos.
• rose of Sharon (Noun) Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, and a national emblem of South Korea.
• taekwondo (Noun) A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.
• wolse (Noun) A lease in the South Korean real estate market in which rent is paid monthly.
• won (Noun) The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
• 112 (Proper name) The telephone number for law enforcement in South Korea, Norway, Colombia, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Mauritius.
• 119 (Proper name) The telephone number for firefighting assistance in China, Bolivia, Japan, and South Korea.

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