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Vinony

South Korea

proper noun

  1. country in East Asia
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From south + Korea, due to its southerly position on the Korean peninsula.

  1. A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.

    “HSI data indicates that up to a million dogs are bred and sacrificed annually in South Korea for human consumption, even though demand is at a “historic low,” with about 6 million dogs residing in South Korean homes and 57 percent of the population supporting the ban.”