근동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 近東

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Geundong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Geundong
McCune–Reischauer?Kŭndong
Yale Romanization?kuntong

Proper noun

근동 • (Geundong) (hanja 近東)

  1. (historical) Near East (the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; used primarily in historical contexts)
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