영어권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 英語圈, from 英語 (“English language”) + 圈 (“area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋʌ̹k͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [영어꿘]
Revised Romanization? yeong-eogwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeong-eogwon
McCune–Reischauer? yŏngŏkwŏn
Yale Romanization? yeng.eqkwen

Noun

영어권 • (yeong-eogwon) (hanja 英語圈)

  1. The Anglosphere; the areas in which English is the dominant language

Usage notes

영어권 (英語圈, yeong-eogwon) pertains to the Anglosphere in a linguistic sense, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a culture or geopolitics-oriented term for largely the same countries.

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