name
Meaning 1
North Korea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, poetic
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Phrase guide
hermit kingdom
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name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Tibet (“a former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951.”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Tibet
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noun
Meaning 3
Any country or organization that deliberately isolates itself from the wider world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 隱士王國 /隐士王国 (yǐnshì wángguó) — country or organization that isolates itself
- Finnish: erakkovaltakunta — country or organization that isolates itself
- Vietnamese: vương quốc ẩn sĩ — country or organization that isolates itself
- Vietnamese: vương quốc ẩn dật — country or organization that isolates itself