영어권

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 英語圈, from 英語 (“English language”) + 圈 (“area”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋʌ̹k͈wʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영어꿘]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeong'eogwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeong'eogwon
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngŏkwŏn
    Yale Romanization?yengeqkwen

    Noun

    영어권 • (yeong'eogwon) (hanja 英語圈)

    1. The Anglosphere; the areas in which English is the dominant language

    Usage notes

    영어권 (英語圈, yeong'eogwon) pertains to the Anglosphere in a linguistic sense, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a culture or geopolitics-oriented term for largely the same countries.

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