Instance_Hypernym

Asian country 1

noun

any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

Part_meronym

Korea 1

noun

an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook

Pyongyang 1

noun

capital of North Korea and an industrial center

Asia 1

noun

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Yalu 1

noun

river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)

DPRK 1

noundomain: location

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

Synonyms

North Korea 1
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
D.P.R.K. 1
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

Part_holonym

Korea 1

noun

an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook

Pyongyang 1

noun

capital of North Korea and an industrial center

Asia 1

noun

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Yalu 1

noun

river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)

Member_of_this_domain_-_REGION

Yalu River 2

noun

a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back