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East Asia has prospered since the end of the Vietnam War, and Northeast Asia has prospered since the end of the Korean War in a way that seems unimaginable when you think of the history of the first half of the century.
William Kirby

Meaning of "Korean War" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KOREAN WAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOREAN WAR

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Korean War is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KOREAN WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Korean War

Korean War

Total: 972,214 ▪ 1,350,000[13] ▪ 266,600[14] ▪ 26,000[15] Total: 1,642,600 Note: The figures vary by source; peak unit strength varied during war. Casualties and losses Total: 178,426 dead and 32,925 missing Total wounded: 566,434 Details South Korea:[12] 137,899 dead 450,742 wounded 24,495 MIA 8,343 POW United States: 36,574 dead[16] 103,284 wounded[16] 7,926 MIA[17] 4,714 POW[18] United Kingdom: 1,109 dead[19] 2,674 wounded[19] 179 MIA[12] 977 POW[12] Turkey:[12] 741 dead 2,068 wounded 163 MIA 244 POW Australia:[20] 339 dead 1,216 wounded 43 MIA 26 POW Canada: 516 dead[21] 1,042 wounded[22] 1 MIA[12] 33 POW[23] France:[12] 262 dead 1,008 wounded 7 MIA 12 POW Kingdom of Greece[12] 192 dead 543 wounded 3 POW Colombia:[12] 163 dead 448 wounded 28 POW Thailand:[12] 129 dead 1,139 wounded 5 MIA Ethiopian Empire[12] 121 dead 536 wounded Netherlands:[12] 120 dead 645 wounded 3 MIA...

Definition of Korean War in the English dictionary

The definition of Korean War in the dictionary is the war fought between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, supported by the US and other members of the UN.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOREAN WAR

Korbut
Korchnoi
Korda
Kordestan
Kordofan
Kordofanian
kore
Korea
Korea Strait
Korean
korero
korfball
korimako
korkir
korma
koro
koromiko
korora
korowai
Korsakoff´s psychosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOREAN WAR

American Civil War
Anglo-Boer War
Crimean War
First World War
Franco-Prussian War
French and Indian War
Great War
Gulf War
Iran-Iraq War
Mexican War
Peloponnesian War
Revolutionary War
Russo-Japanese War
Second World War
Seven Years´ War
South African War
Spanish-American War
Spanish Civil War
Trojan War
Yom Kippur War

Synonyms and antonyms of Korean War in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Korean War» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOREAN WAR

Find out the translation of Korean War to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Korean War from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Korean War» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朝鲜战争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Guerra de Corea
570 millions of speakers

English

Korean War
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोरियाई युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحرب الكورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Корейская война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Guerra da Coréia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোরিয়ান যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guerre de Corée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perang Korea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korea-Krieg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

朝鮮戦争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한국 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perang Korea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh Triều Tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொரிய போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरियन युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kore Savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Guerra di Corea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wojna koreańska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Корейська війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Korean War
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πόλεμος της Κορέας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Koreaanse Oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Koreakriget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Koreakrigen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Korean War

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOREAN WAR»

The term «Korean War» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KOREAN WAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Korean War

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10 QUOTES WITH «KOREAN WAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Korean War.
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John Conyers
I am a Korean War veteran. I support our troops as much as anyone in this body, but I do so by advocating redeployment out of Iraq as soon as it can be safely done.
2
John Cullum
After serving in the Korean War, I actually started working towards a master's degree in finance.
3
Clint Eastwood
The U.S. military was segregated 'til the Korean War, and the blacks in World War Two were totally segregated.
4
Daniel J. Evans
I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War.
5
Noah Feldman
In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities that had left his predecessor deeply unpopular, and the war ended in an uneasy stalemate.
6
Aly Khan
The Korean War has also show quite clearly that in a major conflict manpower is as important as horsepower.
7
Ban Ki-moon
When I was six, the Korean War broke out, and all the classrooms were destroyed by war. We studied under the trees or in whatever buildings were left.
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William Kirby
East Asia has prospered since the end of the Vietnam War, and Northeast Asia has prospered since the end of the Korean War in a way that seems unimaginable when you think of the history of the first half of the century.
9
Ang Lee
When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.
10
Chang-Rae Lee
I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it needs to make for a novelist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOREAN WAR»

Discover the use of Korean War in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Korean War and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Korean War: A History
A revisionist account of the controversial war examines perspectives on both sides of the conflict while assessing its cultural contradictions and lasting influence, placing particular focus on the roles of McCarthyism and the media.
Bruce Cumings, 2011
2
The Korean War
Provides a political history of Korea, describing what happened when the Korean War broke out in 1950 and the efforts of the United States to protect South Korea and end the war.
Andrew Santella, 2006
3
China's Road to the Korean War: The Making of the ...
Through the use of recently released Chinese documents, conversations with People's Republic of China scholars, and in-depth interviews with people who were present at key decision-making meetings, this book aims to discover China and the ...
Jian Chen, 1994
4
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
Explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War and evaluates political decisions and miscalculations on both sides of the conflict.
David Halberstam, 2008
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The Korean War: An International History
This first truly international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III.
William Stueck, 1997
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Korean War
The author, a distinguished military historian, recounts the sequence of military events that formed the war and, based on personal accounts and interviews with hundreds of vets, vividly depicts combat action
Max Hastings, 1988
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Korean War Aces
In all 39 F-86 pilots achieved ace status, and a number of these are profiled in this volume, as are notable pilots from the US Navy, Marine Corps and Royal Navy and, for the first time, the handful of MiG-15 aces.
Robert Dorr, 2013
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Conflict: The History of the Korean War, 1950-53
As such, Conflict stands as an unsurpassed, vivid contribution to history.
Robert Leckie, 1996
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Rethinking the Korean War: A New Diplomatic and Strategic ...
The Korean War grew out of the Cold War, it exacerbated the Cold War, and its impact transcended the Cold War. William Stueck presents a fresh analysis of the Korean War's major diplomatic and strategic issues.
William Stueck, 2013
10
The Korean War
Thus, the Korean War was not merely a war fought between proxies of the major powers, like the later conflicts in Vietnam or Afghanistan, but a much more significant conflagration. The war changed how the East and the West dealt with one ...
Carter Malkasian, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOREAN WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Korean War is used in the context of the following news items.
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Food, fun and fond memories for Korean War veterans, thanks to the …
Yoon-Hee Henne serves dinner during the 2015 Korean War Veteran Appreciation Dinner put on by the Korean Presbyterian Church of ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
2
Public invited to free tribute to Korean War veterans - Press and Guide
Public invited to free tribute to Korean War veterans ... Saturday, July 25, in commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War armistice. «Dearborn Press and Guide, Jul 15»
3
Korean War veterans meet at St James Park to share memories of …
Veterans remembered the good days and the bad as they met at St James' Park. The men, now in their 80s, served in the Korean War between ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
4
Korean war film 'Northern Limit Line' gets the heart pumping …
“Northern Limit Line” is a throwback to the days of Hollywood's heroic and patriotic WWII films — except that it takes place in 2002. «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
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Movie review: Korean war film 'Northern Limit Line' gets the heart …
"Northern Limit Line" is a throwback to the days of Hollywood's heroic and patriotic WWII films - except that it takes place in 2002. Based on real ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
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Korean War veterans take part in UCF oral-history project
Korean War veteran Tom Thiel, pictured on Thursday, June 11, 2015, has been interviewed for the University of Central Florida's Community ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Korean War Armistice Day Commemoration to include tours of the …
The Korean War Veterans United will be hosting its annual Korean War Armistice Day commemoration on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The event ... «The Clermont Sun, Jul 15»
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Reading of names of fallen US troops in Korean War to mark war's end
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The names of all 36,574 U.S. soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War will be called out next week in ... «Yonhap News, Jul 15»
9
See Korean War Photo Exhibit This Fall
The Niles Public Library, 6960 W. Oakton (at Waukegan Road) will host a Korean War photo exhibition, “Remembering the Korean War,” during ... «Journal & Topics Newspapers Online, Jul 15»
10
Work was 'hobby' for Korean War veteran
During the Korean War, he fought with the 7th Army Infantry at the infamous Chosin Reservoir. He was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries he ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

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