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“Career” or “Korea”

career / korea are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

career k·er·IH·r

  • nounthe particular occupation for which you are trained.
  • nounthe general progression of your working or professional life.
  • verbmove headlong at high speed.

korea k·ao·r·IY·ah

  • nounan Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook.
Usage

Examples in context

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“career”

  • …season, and finished his baseball career in 1949, dividing his playing…
  • …Toulon where he ended his career two years later.
  • Coaching career
  • Throughout his collegiate career, he completed 570 of 1,003…
  • Early Career in US
  • …Island, Washington, began his youth career with Eastside FC, where he…
  • …roles, and besides her theatre career she took a degree in
  • Beginning his PBA career in 1964, the left-hander won…
  • Technology 1/2 credit, Home Career 1/2 credit, etc.)
  • Career

“korea”

  • …gisaeng still existed in modern-day Korea.
  • Off-white with Hyundai logo (Korea)
  • …was born in Seoul, South Korea and at the age of…
  • …horned holly (eastern China and Korea)
  • …Challenge Cup, losing to North Korea at the end of the…
  • …two overseas deployments to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
  • Category:Football venues in South Korea
  • In Korea, for example, two such storage…
  • …America, Brazil, Japan (Asia Pacific), Korea, China, Italy, India and Australia.
  • …Pusan and Kimpo in South Korea five days a week—Wednesdays and…

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