대브리텐

Korean

Etymology

From 대(大)- (dae-, great) +‎ 브리텐 (Beuriten, Britain).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)bɯɾitʰe̞n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)bɯɾitʰe̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Daebeuriten
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daebeuliten
McCune–Reischauer?Taebŭrit'en
Yale Romanization?tāypuli.theyn

Proper noun

South Korean
Standard Language
그레이트브리튼 (Geureiteubeuriteun)
North Korean
Standard Language
대브리텐 (Daebeuriten)

대브리텐 • (Daebeuriten) (North Korea)

  1. Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)
  2. (loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)