지역

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 地域, from 地 (“land”) + 域 (“boundary”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕijʌ̹k̚]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [지역]
    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 은행을 더 도와줌으로써
      jiyeoksahoe gaebal eunhaen-g'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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