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노스웨스트 준주

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Korean

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Etymology

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Partial calque of English Northwest Territories, from English northwest +‎ 준주(準州) (junju, territory).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [no̞s͈ɯwe̞sʰɯtʰɯ t͡ɕu(ː)ɲd͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Noseuweseuteu junju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Noseuweseuteu junju
McCune–Reischauer?Nossŭwesŭt'ŭ chunju
Yale Romanization?noqsuweysu.thu cwūn.cwu

Proper noun

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노스웨스트 준주 (Noseuweseuteu junju)

  1. Northwest Territories (a territory of Canada)