Korea selatan

from cina

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From cina

Definition

A country in East Asia

Etymology

Derived from the Mandarin 'Gāolì' (Koryo) referring to an ancient dynasty, adopted via the English 'Korea'. The addition of 'selatan' is a literal Indonesian translation used to distinguish the political entity following the Korean War.

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