Korea conventional short form: North Korea local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk local short form: none note: the North Koreans generally use the term "Choson" to refer to their country abbreviation: DPRK.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference

The Korean Choson Annals mentioned severe climatic conditions at the same time.    From Wordnik.com.  [MBH98 Source Code: Cross-validation R2 « Climate Audit] Reference

I dedicate this for a friend of mine who did so much for me .... this is for you Choson Ninja!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crouching Ninja] Reference

Korea conventional short form: North Korea local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk local short form: Choson abbreviation: DPRK.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference

Sam called Walter back to war where he would survive several more gruesome battles including the Inchon landings and the Choson Reservoir.    From Wordnik.com.  [Col Walter] Reference

The same was not true of the Choson naval forces which had been called upon regularly to deal with and grow against Manchu and Japanese pirates.    From Wordnik.com.  [1590s Military Technology Gaps] Reference

Six hundred years ago, Gen. Yi Song-gye, founder of the Choson dynasty, made the mistake of installing his second wife's son on the throne when he retired.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heirs To The Kingdom] Reference

In Corean, we just say Hanguk or even refer to Choson, but changing the country's English name to those would be even more unrealistic than a simple letter change.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: RENAMING THE HAN.] Reference

The Koreans, though vastly more civilized in many ways witness the vast cultural looting which took place, and how much Japan benefits by this war, had been at peace since the Choson dynasty was founded.    From Wordnik.com.  [1590s Military Technology Gaps] Reference

Korea, Northconventional long form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea conventional short form: North Korea local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk local short form: Choson abbreviation: DPRK.    From Wordnik.com.  [Country name] Reference

Country name: conventional long form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea conventional short form: North Korea local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk local short form: Choson abbreviation: DPRK.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference

In all, 270 structures have been brought to the folk village from all parts of South Korea, then restored and furnished as they would have been during the latter part of the Joseon (or Choson) Dynasty (1392-1910).    From Wordnik.com.  [Seoul] Reference

GovernmentCountry name: conventional long form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea conventional short form: North Korea local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk local short form: Choson abbreviation: DPRK.    From Wordnik.com.  [Korea, North] Reference

It seemed clear from the start that some presenters assumed that “early modern” referred to something real in the histories of Qing, Choson, and Tokugawa Japan, while others saw the term as at most a useful interpretive and comparative tool.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asian History Carnival #19 is Online] Reference

Choson-ji, monastery, with graves of the Fujiwara of the North.    From Wordnik.com.  [A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era] Reference

Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties] Reference

View full sizeA detail of a bottle vase shows the simple elegance of the Choson design.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference

Local Name: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties] Reference

View full sizeThis jar of Korean blue and white porcelain dates from the Choson Period, probably in the 19th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference

Though the Choson dynasty recognized China's hegemony in East Asia, Korea was independent until the late 19th century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

The Choson dynasty, ruled by members of the Yi clan, supplanted Koryo in 1392 and lasted until Japan annexed Korea in 1910.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The headline for this article in English from the Choson Ilbo of South Korea is Transgender Singer to do Menstrual Pad Ads.    From Wordnik.com.  [From a Whisper to a Scream » Japundit Blog] Reference

Scholars and soldiers took control of Korea in 1392, after the Mongols invaded Korea from 1231 to 1350, and the scholars established the Choson or Yi dynasty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

SIMPLE STYLE: The simplicity of design and decoration of the Chons 'jar and vase are characteristic of pottery made in Korea during the Choson dynasty (1392-1910).    From Wordnik.com.  [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference

North Korea is building spanking new apartments with Western kitchen and bathrooms in Pyongyang, with glossy features advertising them in the illustrated magazine Choson.    From Wordnik.com.  [english.chosun.com : Total] Reference

Choson potters rejected the opulence of the previous Koryo dynasty and produced a more utilitarian and earthy style of wares that reflected the Confucian philosophy of a modest and practical lifestyle.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference

Popularized in today's Korean Period television series and as much as Korean fashion taking over Asia, the hanbok, otherwise known as the traditional Korean costume (or Choson-ot in North Korea) is the.    From Wordnik.com.  [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference

During the Choson dynasty (1392-1910), Korean society was broadly divided into two main status groups: The yangban or nobles and the sangmin or commoners, who as far as the yangban were concerned were basically everyone else.    From Wordnik.com.  [ROK Drop] Reference

In addition to attending university lectures, the teachers conducted fieldwork at a Confucian academy active in Korea's Choson era, a mountain grotto thought to have protected travelers navigating the Silk Road, and an ancient Buddhist temple.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paramus Post] Reference

Choson (local name for North Korea 40 00 N 127 00 E.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference

Choson (local name for North North Korea 40 00 N 127 00 E.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2005 CIA World Factbook] Reference

In Shenyang, I came across a Liaoning Choson Cultural Society.    From Wordnik.com.  [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference

Choson being North Koreans 'preferred term of self-reference.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheering For Chollima] Reference

But later on, following the rise to power of Korea’s own Choson Dynasty, in 1392, Japan gradually caught up with China as Korea’s principal adversary.    From Wordnik.com.  [When North Korea Falls] Reference

I’d add: Keep in mind that there was very strict control of trade and industry in neo-Confucian Choson and profiteers were few and far between outside the bounds of government control.    From Wordnik.com.  [1590s Military Technology Gaps] Reference

Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk local short form: none.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 1994 CIA World Factbook] Reference