No. 144 in Korean
전국
"전국" means "the whole country" or "nationwide."
In a sentence
전국적으로 비가 내릴 예정입니다.
It is expected to rain nationwide.
The word '전국' here is part of the adverb '전국적으로,' which means 'nationwide,' implying something occurring across the whole country.
전국에서 오는 참가자들이 많습니다.
There are many participants coming from across the country.
In this sentence, '전국' indicates the entirety of the country as the source or origin of the participants, emphasizing the broad geographic scope.
전국 대회가 다음 달에 열립니다.
The national competition will take place next month.
Here, '전국' functions as a modifier for '대회,' meaning 'competition,' specifying that the event is at a national or countrywide level.
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