서독

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 西獨, from 西 (“west”) + 獨 (“Germany”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seodok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seodog
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏdok
    Yale Romanization?setok

    Proper noun

    서독 • (Seodok) (hanja 西獨)

    1. (historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany; official name: 독일연방공화국(獨逸聯邦共和國) (Dogiryeonbanggonghwaguk, “Federal Republic of Germany”))
      Coordinate term: 동독(東獨) (dongdok)
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