"Balhae" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Parhae [alternative], Bohai [alternative], Puhai [alternative], Bokkai [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 발해 (balhae). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|발해}} Korean 발해 (balhae) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Balhae
  1. (historical) A kingdom in southern and eastern Manchuria (in modern China and Russia) and northeastern Korea (in modern North Korea) in the late first millennium, which existed from 698 CE to 926 CE. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in China, Places in North Korea Translations (kingdom): 渤海國 /渤海国 (but⁶ hoi² gwok³) (Chinese Cantonese), 渤海國 /渤海国 (Bóhǎiguó) (Chinese Mandarin), 渤海 (Bokkai) (alt: ぼっかい) (Japanese), 渤海国 (Bokkai-koku) (alt: ぼっかいこく) (Japanese), 발해 (balhae) (Korean), 발해국 (balhaeguk) (Korean), ᡦᡠᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (puhai gurun) (Manchu), ᠪᠣ ᡥᠠᡳ (bo hai) (Manchu), ᠪᠣ ᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (bo hai gurun) (Manchu)
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      "sense": "kingdom",
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      "roman": "Bokkai",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "渤海"
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      "word": "渤海国"
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      "roman": "puhai gurun",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "ᡦᡠᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ"
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      "lang": "Manchu",
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      "roman": "bo hai",
      "sense": "kingdom",
      "word": "ᠪᠣ ᡥᠠᡳ"
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      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "lang_code": "mnc",
      "roman": "bo hai gurun",
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      "word": "ᠪᠣ ᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ"
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