North Korea north·ko·rea uncommon noun 1. a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism SynonymsNorth KoreaDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaD.P.R.K.DPRK Related words Word family North KoreanNorth Korean monetary unitNorth Korean won Broader terms Asian country Parts KoreaAsia Part of PyongyangYalu WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.