중동

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 中東, from 中 (“middle”) + 東 (“east”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Jungdong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jungdong
    McCune–Reischauer?Chungdong
    Yale Romanization?cwungtong

    Proper noun

    중동 • (Jungdong) (hanja 中東)

    1. (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

    See also

    • 극동(極東) (Geukdong)
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