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TOPIK 5noun

외교부

oegyobu

외교부가 · 외교부를

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Example

외교부는 그 나라에 대한 여행 경보를 발령했습니다.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a travel warning for that country.

Word parts

외 outside교 relations부 ministry

외교 'diplomacy', literally 'outside relations', + -부 'ministry': 국방부, 교육부.

Good to know

The head is 외교부 장관, the Korean equivalent of the US Secretary of State.