노스웨스트 준주

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞s͈ɯwe̞sʰɯtʰɯ t͡ɕu(ː)ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [노쓰웨스트 준(ː)주]
  • 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

노스웨스트 준주 • (Noseuweseuteu junju)

1. Northwest Territories (a territory of Canada)