korea

Other forms of korea

plural

koreas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about korea

What does korea mean?

korea means "an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook".

How many syllables are in korea?

korea has 3 syllables: ko-re-a. The stress falls on "re". In IPA it is /ˌkɔˈɹiə/.

What is another word for korea?

Close synonyms include Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is korea a common word?

korea is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with korea?

3 words rhyme with korea. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.