1. DPRK - Noun
2. DPRK - Proper noun
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
Source: WordNetAlready, more than a decade has passed since she first defected from North Korea, and yet she still suffers from injuries caused by the abuse and imprisonment she faced in the DPRK and China. Source: Internet
A North Korean defector likely returned to the DPRK by traveling through a drain from the South's Ganghwa Island, leaving behind a bag in the process, the South Korean military stated on Monday. Source: Internet
After two efforts to destroy the ship failed, she was finally set aflame by Korean fireships laden with explosives. main This incident is celebrated by the DPRK as a precursor to the later USS Pueblo incident. Source: Internet
Although all these facilities at Yongbyon were to be under safeguards, there was always the risk that at some stage, the DPRK would withdraw from the NPT and use the plutonium for weapons. Source: Internet
But despite all the requests for help, two sources told at the time that the North Korean government also provided DPRK representatives funds to buy up modern equipment for the keynote facility. Source: Internet
Burma, which had relations with both North and South Korea, "de-recognized" the DPRK and expelled North Korean officials in response to the attempted assassination of South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan in Rangoon. Source: Internet