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TOPIK 4noun

고려

goryeo

고려가 · 고려를

Goryeo (Korean dynasty, 918–1392)

Example

고려 시대에는 불교가 크게 발전했어요.

Buddhism flourished greatly in the Goryeo period.

Word parts

고 high려 beautiful

Its characters mean 'high' and 'beautiful', but the name is a shortened form of 고구려, whose successor Goryeo claimed to be.

Good to know

The English name 'Korea' comes from 고려, via the name used by foreign traders.