Korean word

전국적

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheongukjjeok

Meaning

  • adjectivenationwide

Example

그 사건은 전국적이다.keu sa geo neun cheon guk jjeo gi da

The incident is nationwide.

Illustration for 전국적 (nationwide)

More examples

그 드라마는 전국적 인기를 얻었다.keu teu ra ma neun cheon guk jjeok in gi reul eo deot tta

The drama gained nationwide popularity.

Core concept

A reach or scope that covers the whole country, from one region to every other.

Common phrases

  • 전국적 유행cheon guk jjeok yu haeng

    nationwide trend

  • 전국적 관심cheon guk jjeok kwan sim

    nationwide attention

  • 전국적 인기cheon guk jjeok in gi

    nationwide popularity

Similar words

전국적인cheongukjjeogin: Having an effect that reaches nearly all areas of a country.
국내적kungnaejeok: Concerned only with a country's internal affairs or territory.
국가적kukkkajeok: Having importance or scope at the level of the nation as a whole.

Definition in Korean

나라의 구석구석까지 미치거나 나라 전체를 대상으로 하는 성질을 나타내는 형용사.na ra ui ku seok kku seok kka ji mi chi geo na na ra cheon che reul tae sang eu ro ha neun seong ji reul na ta nae neun hyeong yong sa

Word origin

전국적 (jeongukjjeok, "nationwide") combines 전국 (jeonguk, "the whole country") with the suffix 적 (jjeok, "having the quality of"), creating an adjective for countrywide scope.

Usage tips

  • English often puts nationwide before a noun, while Korean can also use this adjective as a predicate, so the sentence pattern may differ from English.

Opposites

  • 지역적chiyeokjjeokregionaladjective
  • 국지적kukjjijeoklocalizedadjective

Related words

  • 전국화cheongukwanationalizationnoun
  • 전국민cheongungminall citizensnoun

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