지역

지역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地域, from 地 (“land”) + 域 (“boundary”)

Pronunciation

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• Phonetic Hangul[지역]

Revised Romanization? jiyeok Revised Romanization (translit.)? jiyeog McCune–Reischauer? chiyŏk Yale Romanization? ciyek

Noun

지역 • (jiyeok) (hanja 地域)

1. area, district, particular geographic region

   지역사회 개발 은행을 더 도와줌으로써

   jiyeoksahoe gaebal eunhaeng-eul deo dowajumeurosseo

   with more support for community development banks

   1999, Bill Clinton's Seventh State of the Union Address (The original sentence in English)

See also

• 구역 (guyeok)
• 지방 (jibang)