영미권

영미권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 英 (“England”) + 美 (“America”) + 圈 (“area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋmik͈wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [영미꿘]

Revised Romanization? yeongmigwon Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongmigwon McCune–Reischauer? yŏngmikwŏn Yale Romanization? yengmiqkwen

Noun

영미권 • (yeongmigwon) (hanja 英美圈)

1. The Anglosphere; the predominantly English-speaking states under Anglo-American cultural and political hegemony

Usage notes

영어권 (英語圈, yeong-eogwon) pertains to the linguistic Anglosphere, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a cultural or geopolitics-oriented term.