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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 南北, from 南 (“south”) + 北 (“north”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nambuk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nambug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nambuk |
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| Yale Romanization? | nampuk |
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Proper noun
남북 • (Nambuk) (hanja 南北)
- north and south, (especially) North Korea and South Korea
- 남북 관계가 결렬될 위험 ― nambuk gwan'gye-ga gyeollyeol-doel wiheom ― the risk of rupturing North-South relations
- (American history) Union and Confederate forces
- 남북 전쟁 전 미국 남부의 법률들 ― nambuk jeonjaeng jeon Miguk nambu-ui beomnyul-deul ― the laws of the antebellum American South
Derived terms