지역

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地域, from (land) + (boundary).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jiyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jiyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chiyŏk
Yale Romanization?ciyek

Noun

지역 (jiyeok) (hanja 地域)

  1. area, district, particular geographic region
    지역사회 개발 은행 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)

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