영어권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 英語圈, from 英語 (“English language”) + 圈 (“area”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋʌ̹k͈wʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangeul: [영어꿘]

Revised Romanization^?	yeong-eogwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeong-eogwon
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏngŏkwŏn
Yale Romanization^?	yeng.eqkwen

Noun

영어권 • (yeong-eogwon) (hanja 英語圈)

The Anglosphere; the areas in which English is the dominant language

Usage notes

영어권 (英語圈, yeong-eogwon) pertains to the Anglosphere in a linguistic sense, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a culture or geopolitics-oriented term for largely the same countries.