호주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 濠洲.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hoju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hoju
McCune–Reischauer?Hoju
Yale Romanization?hocwu

Proper noun

호주 • (Hoju) (hanja 濠洲)

  1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戶主.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Hoju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hoju
McCune–Reischauer?Hoju
Yale Romanization?hocwu

Proper noun

호주 • (Hoju) (hanja 戶主)

  1. hoju (a patriarchal family registration system in Korea)
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