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- proper noun A
peninsula in easternAsia containingNorth Korea andSouth Korea .
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Examples
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A bastion of hope and irony: the most biodiverse place on the Korean Peninsula is the demilitarized zone, says Esty.
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Tomorrow, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to South Korea at a time when the situation on the Korean Peninsula is the most tense it's been in years.
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A bastion of hope and irony: the most biodiverse place on the Korean Peninsula is the demilitarized zone, says Esty.
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In March 1997, then-Vice Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan said the "treaty ... exists ostensibly because of the friendship with North Korea, and that the PRC's automatic intervention in a war on the Korean Peninsula is a cold war way of thinking, which is now inconceivable."
Eric C. Anderson: Understanding China's Approach to North Korea 2009
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The Korean Peninsula is another area where Mr. Obama might get an uncomfortable "surprise."
Obama and Asia 2009
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What the Security Council can do about the crisis on the Korean Peninsula is another question.
Playing Mind Games 2007
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But preemption on the Korean Peninsula is a much different proposition than it is in the Persian Gulf. . .
Archive 2006-10-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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But preemption on the Korean Peninsula is a much different proposition than it is in the Persian Gulf. . .
Invading Iraq and the North Korean threat -- a historical reminder Glenn Greenwald 2006
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The work we're doing to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula is another.
Remarks By The President At Chinese Press Roundtable ITY National Archives 1998
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So in that sense, I think, clearly, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is the most dangerous security situation in the region, and a number of the countries will be very interested in seeing how the progress is going.
Press Briefing On Upcoming Apec Summit ITY National Archives 1997
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