영미권
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 英美 (“England and America”) + 圈 (“area”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋmik͈wʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [영미꿘]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeongmigwon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeongmigwon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏngmikwŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | yengmiqkwen |
Noun
[edit]영미권 • (yeongmigwon) (hanja 英美圈)
- The Anglosphere; the predominantly English-speaking states under Anglo-American cultural and political hegemony
Usage notes
[edit]영어권 (英語圈, yeong'eogwon) pertains to the linguistic Anglosphere, while 영미권 (英美圈, yeongmigwon) is a cultural or geopolitics-oriented term.