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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 地域, from 地 (“land”) + 域 (“boundary”).
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | jiyeok |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jiyeog |
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McCune–Reischauer? | chiyŏk |
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Yale Romanization? | ciyek |
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Noun
지역 • (jiyeok) (hanja 地域)
- area, district, particular geographic region
지역사회 개발 은행을 더 도와줌으로써- jiyeoksahoe gaebal eunhaeng-eul deo dowajum-eurosseo
- with more support for community development banks
- 1999, Bill Clinton's Seventh State of the Union Address (The original sentence in English)
Derived terms
- 생태지역 (生態地域, saengtaejiyeok, “ecoregion”)
See also