Meanings
proper nounthe Korean Peninsula
- A peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea.
The Korean peninsula on Friday was covered by large amounts of Asian dust, prompting authorities in South Korea to activate alerts over poor air quality.
2024 March 29, “Asian dust covers Korean peninsula, triggers air quality alert”, in EFE, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2026
Translations
Arabic شِبْه الْجَزِيرَةِ الْكُورِيَّة
- شِبْه الْجَزِيرَةِ الْكُورِيَّة (šibh al-jazīrati l-kūriyya)peninsula
Bulgarian Коре́йски полуо́стров
- Коре́йски полуо́стров (Koréjski poluóstrov)peninsula
Catalan Península de Corea
- Península de Coreapeninsula
Chinese Mandarin 朝鮮半島 /朝鲜半岛, 韓半島 /韩半岛
- 朝鮮半島 /朝鲜半岛 (Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo)peninsula
- 韓半島 /韩半岛 (Hánbàndǎo)peninsula
Czech Korejský poloostrov
- Korejský poloostrovpeninsula
Danish Koreahalvøen
- Koreahalvøenpeninsula
Dutch Koreaans Schiereiland
- Koreaans Schiereilandpeninsula
Estonian Korea poolsaar
- Korea poolsaarpeninsula
Finnish Korean niemimaa
- Korean niemimaapeninsula
French péninsule Coréenne
- péninsule Coréennepeninsula
German Koreanische Halbinsel
- Koreanische Halbinselpeninsula
Greek Κορεατική Χερσόνησο
- Κορεατική Χερσόνησο (Koreatikí Chersóniso)peninsula
Hungarian Koreai-félsziget
- Koreai-félszigetpeninsula
Irish Leithinis na Cóiré
- Leithinis na Cóirépeninsula
Japanese 朝鮮半島, 韓半島
- 朝鮮半島 (Chōsen hantō)peninsula
- 韓半島 (Kanhantō)peninsula
Korean 한반도, 조선반도
- 한반도 (Hanbando)peninsula
- 조선반도 (Joseonbando)peninsula
Lithuanian Korėjos pusiasalis
- Korėjos pusiasalispeninsula
Polish Półwysep Koreański
- Półwysep Koreańskipeninsula
Russian Коре́йский полуо́стров
- Коре́йский полуо́стров (Koréjskij poluóstrov)peninsula
Slovak Kórejský polostrov
- Kórejský polostrovpeninsula
Spanish Península Koreana
- Península Koreanapeninsula
Swedish Koreahalvön
- Koreahalvönpeninsula
Thai คาบสมุทรเกาหลี
- คาบสมุทรเกาหลี (kâap-sà-mùt gao-lǐi)peninsula
Turkish Kore Yarımadası
- Kore Yarımadasıpeninsula
Ukrainian Коре́йський піво́стрів
- Коре́йський піво́стрів (Koréjsʹkyj pivóstriv)peninsula
Vietnamese bán đảo Triều Tiên
- bán đảo Triều Tiênpeninsula
Cite this entry
APA
Korean Peninsula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20Peninsula
MLA
“Korean Peninsula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20Peninsula. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Korean Peninsula,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20Peninsula.
Source: Korean Peninsula on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.