Kore

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

• Core

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːriː/

Kore

1. (Greek mythology) The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades.
2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
3. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Kore pl (plural only)

1. A people living on Lamu Island on the northern Kenyan coast.

• kero, oker, roke

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوری (Kore), from French Corée. See English entry for Korea for further etymology.

Kore f (definite Koreja)

1. Korea (peninsular country in East Asia)

   Republika e Koresë (Koreja e Jugut) ― the Republic of Korea (South Korea)

   Republika Popullore Demokratike e Koresë (Koreja e Veriut) ― the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

• korean
• koreanisht

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

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Kore f (genitive Kore, plural Koren)

1. kore

From French Corée, from Chinese.

• IPA^(key): /koɣe/

Kore

2. Korea (a nation and peninsula in East Asia)

• Kore dinò
• Kore disid
• koreyen
• Koreyen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوری (Kore), from French Corée. See English entry for Korea for further etymology.

• IPA^(key): /kó.ɾe/, [kó̞.ɾe̞]
• Hyphenation: Ko‧re

Kore

1. Korea (penisular country in East Asia)
   1. (attributively with third-person possession) of Korea, Korean

      Kore Cumhuriyeti (Güney Kore) ― the Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korea)

      Kore Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti (KDHC, Kuzey Kore) ― the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea)