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Also, 국가 （國家），is the Sino-Korean word, whereas 나라 is the native Korean word.
May 4, 2018
To split hairs, it's more the difference between land and nation with 국 meaning country. Land is more the native word in English. (Well, Germanic term -- Briton aboriginals likely used a word like ti/r related to territory, Norman nobility country . . .)
February 19, 2019
