Noun
hermit kingdom (plural hermit kingdoms)
Any country or organization that deliberately isolates itself from the wider world.
Hermit Kingdom (uncountable)
North Korea
The ministry pointed out that the envoys brought focus on North Korean workers as the Hermit Kingdom is expected to further reopen its international borders as the COVID-19 situation improves globally. [1]
Few international observers credit the Hermit Kingdom with behaving in a rational manner, yet its current behavior appears to be drifting out of its usual, if slightly illogical, pattern of threatening its neighbors when it finds itself isolated. [2]
Her name is Yeonmi Park, and she escaped from the “Hermit Kingdom” of North Korea at the age of 13. [3]
North Korea’s male-dominated Kim dynasty may be about to hand over the keys to the Hermit Kingdom to a woman. Source: Internet
The vaccination news comes as the Hermit Kingdom was reported to have beefed up security at its borders to defend against the pandemic. Source: Internet