"근동" meaning in Korean

See 근동 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kɯndo̞ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Geundong [romanization], 近東 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 近東 Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|近東}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|近東}} Sino-Korean word from 近東 Head templates: {{ko-proper noun|hanja=近東}} 근동 • (Geundong) (hanja 近東)
  1. (historical) Near East (The geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; used primarily in historical contexts) Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "Anatolia",
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        [
          "Transcaucasia",
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    },
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          "Western Asia",
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        [
          "Anatolia",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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