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Type Region
Usage Korean
Scripts 한국(Korean Hangul) 韓國(Korean Hanja)

Meaning & History

From Sino-Korean (han) meaning "Korea" and (guk) meaning "country, land". This is the term used in South Korea to refer to South Korea or the entire Korean Peninsula.