Meanings
proper nounthe Republic of Korea
alternative initialism ROK
- Official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia.
Our men have fought with grim gallantry. The soldiers of the Republic of Korea have also been fighting fiercely.
1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 1:27 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, via YouTube, National Archives Identifier: 595162
Origin
- Korean대한민국(大韓民國)
- EnglishRepublic of Korea
Calque of Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk).
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Afrikaans Republiek Korea
- Republiek Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Arabic جُمْهُورِيَة كُورِيَا
- جُمْهُورِيَة كُورِيَا (jumhūriyat kōriyā)official name of South Korea
Basque Koreako Errepublika
- Koreako Errepublikaofficial name of South Korea
Bengali প্রজাতন্ত্রী কোরিয়া
- প্রজাতন্ত্রী কোরিয়া (projatontri kōriẏa)official name of South Korea
Bulgarian Репу́блика Коре́я
- Репу́блика Коре́я (Repúblika Koréja)official name of South Korea
Catalan República de Corea
- República de Coreaofficial name of South Korea
Chinese Cantonese 大韓民國 /大韩民国
- 大韓民國 /大韩民国 (daai⁶ hon⁴ man⁴ gwok³)official name of South Korea
Chinese Mandarin 大韓民國 /大韩民国
- 大韓民國 /大韩民国 (Dàhán Mínguó)official name of South Korea
Czech Korejská republika
- Korejská republikaofficial name of South Korea
Danish Republikken Korea
- Republikken Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Dutch Republiek Korea
- Republiek Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Esperanto Korea Respubliko
- Korea Respublikoofficial name of South Korea
Estonian Korea Vabariik
- Korea Vabariikofficial name of South Korea
Finnish Korean tasavalta
- Korean tasavaltaofficial name of South Korea
French République de Corée
- République de Coréeofficial name of South Korea
German Republik Korea
- Republik Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Greek Δημοκρατία της Κορέας
- Δημοκρατία της Κορέας (Dimokratía tis Koréas)official name of South Korea
Hebrew רפובליקת קוריאה
- רפובליקת קוריאהofficial name of South Korea
Hindi कोरिया गणराज्य
- कोरिया गणराज्य (koriyā gaṇrājya)official name of South Korea
Hungarian Koreai Köztársaság
- Koreai Köztársaságofficial name of South Korea
Icelandic Lýðveldið Kórea
- Lýðveldið Kóreaofficial name of South Korea
Indonesian Republik Korea
- Republik Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Irish Poblacht na Cóiré
- Poblacht na Cóiréofficial name of South Korea
Italian Repubblica di Corea
- Repubblica di Coreaofficial name of South Korea
Japanese 大韓民国
- 大韓民国 (Daikan Minkoku)official name of South Korea
Korean 대한민국
- 대한민국 (Daehanmin'guk)official name of South Korea
Latin Res publica Coreana
- Res publica Coreanaofficial name of South Korea
Latvian Korejas Republika
- Korejas Republikaofficial name of South Korea
Lithuanian Korėjos Respublika
- Korėjos Respublikaofficial name of South Korea
Malay Republik Korea
- Republik Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Māori Repupirita o Kōrea
- Repupirita o Kōreaofficial name of South Korea
Norwegian Bokmål Republikken Korea
- Republikken Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Polish Republika Korei
- Republika Koreiofficial name of South Korea
Portuguese República da Coreia
- República da Coreiaofficial name of South Korea
Romanian Republica Coreea
- Republica Coreeaofficial name of South Korea
Russian Респу́блика Коре́я
- Респу́блика Коре́я (Respúblika Koréja)official name of South Korea
Slovak Kórejská republika
- Kórejská republikaofficial name of South Korea
Spanish República de Corea
- República de Coreaofficial name of South Korea
Swahili Jamhuri ya Korea
- Jamhuri ya Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Swedish Republiken Korea
- Republiken Koreaofficial name of South Korea
Tamil கொரிய குடியரசு
- கொரிய குடியரசு (koriya kuṭiyaracu)official name of South Korea
Thai สาธารณรัฐเกาหลี
- สาธารณรัฐเกาหลี (sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát gao-lǐi)official name of South Korea
Turkish Kore Cumhuriyeti
- Kore Cumhuriyetiofficial name of South Korea
Ukrainian Респу́бліка Коре́я
- Респу́бліка Коре́я (Respúblika Koréja)official name of South Korea
Urdu جَمْہُورِیَہ کورِیَا, جُمْہُورِیَہ کورِیَا
- جَمْہُورِیَہ کورِیَا (jamhūriya koriyā)official name of South Korea
- جُمْہُورِیَہ کورِیَا (jumhūriya koriyā)official name of South Korea
Vietnamese Đại Hàn Dân Quốc
- Đại Hàn Dân Quốcofficial name of South Korea
Welsh Gweriniaeth Corea
- Gweriniaeth Coreaofficial name of South Korea
Yiddish רעפובליק פון קארעע
- רעפובליק פון קארעע (refublik fun karee)official name of South Korea
Cite this entry
APA
Republic of Korea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Republic%20of%20Korea
MLA
“Republic of Korea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Republic%20of%20Korea. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Republic of Korea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Republic%20of%20Korea.
Source: Republic of Korea on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.