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Hanguk

/ ˈæˈɡʊ /

noun

  1. the Korean name for South Korea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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South Korea refers to itself as Hanguk, whereas North Korea calls itself Choson in reference to the former Joseon empire.

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Sofrico, which blooms when mixed with good olive oil, tastes like Puerto Rico or Spain, with rich hints of tomato, garlic and bell pepper: Oz, $27; Hanguk, $15; Sofrico, $15; sets of three, $55.

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Hanguk, great for seafood, even raw clams, offers Korean-style chile heat with notes of seaweed.

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South Koreans call their country "Hanguk," and refer to North Korea as "Bukhan" - North Korea.

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For one of this ethnicity to wallow his buttocks on a hill of dirt there could be no other rendered judgment than that his behavior was tantamount to a rejection of Hanguk civilization completely, which was indeed, to a Korean, a definite form of madness.

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