(historical) A war fought in the Korean Peninsula from 1950–1953 between the Soviet Union-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United Nations-backed Republic of Korea.

The popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s.

The Korean language of the 10th (or 13th, depending on the analysis) century to 16th century, or from the era of Goryeo to the middle of Joseon, based on the dialect of Kaesong because the new Goryeo dynasty moved its capital city to northern area of Korean peninsula.

Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.

The Korean vocabulary borrowed or otherwise derived from the said dialect.

A peninsula in eastern Asia containing North Korea and South Korea.

(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Korean language, Korean linguistics, and Korean sociolinguistics.

A species of mussel, Mytilus coruscus, heavily used as a food item via mariculture in Korea and China.

Stewartia pseudocamellia

(informal) A period of intense conflict between the two Koreas in the 1960s, that included the attempted assassination of the South Korean president and the capture of the U.S.S. Pueblo by North Korea.