남조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 南朝鮮, from 南 (“South”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠md͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [남조선]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Namjoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Namjoseon
McCune–Reischauer?Namjosŏn
Yale Romanization?namcosen
South Korean
Standard Language		 남한(南韓) (Namhan)
North Korean
Standard Language		 남조선(南朝鮮) (Namjoseon)

Proper noun

남조선 • (Namjoseon) (hanja 南朝鮮)

  1. (North Korea or historical) South Korea
    남조선국방경비대
    Namjoseon'gukbanggyeongbidae
    South Korean Constabulary of Police Reserve
    남조선로동당
    Namjoseollodongdang
    Workers' Party of South Korea

See also
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