영미권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 英 (“England”) + 美 (“America”) + 圈 (“area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋmik͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [영미꿘]
Revised Romanization? yeongmigwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeongmigwon
McCune–Reischauer? yŏngmikwŏn
Yale Romanization? yengmiqkwen

Noun

영미권 • (yeongmigwon) (hanja 英美圈)

  1. The Anglosphere; the predominantly English-speaking states under Anglo-American cultural and political hegemony

Usage notes

영어권 (英語圈, yeong-eogwon) pertains to the linguistic Anglosphere, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a cultural or geopolitics-oriented term.

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