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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 西洋, from 西 (“west”) + 洋 (“ocean”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seoyang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seoyang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏyang |
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| Yale Romanization? | se.yang |
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Noun
서양 • (seoyang) (hanja 西洋)
- the global West, Euro-American culture
- (in compounds) Western, native to Europe and/or North America
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