# Republic of Korea

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia.

## Etymology
Calque of Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/republic-of-korea