남북

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 南北, from 南 (“south”) + 北 (“north”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nambuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nambug
    McCune–Reischauer?nambuk
    Yale Romanization?nampuk

    Proper noun

    남북 • (Nambuk) (hanja 南北)

    1. 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
    2. (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

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