Corea
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Corea may refer to:
- KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, the term for the civilization and culture composed currently of two countries, for which Corea is an alternate spelling in many languages other than English- Korean PeninsulaKorean PeninsulaThe Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...
, the land area which Korea occupies - North KoreaNorth KoreaThe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
, one of the two countries occupying the Korean peninsula - South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, one of the two countries occupying the Korean peninsula
- Korean Peninsula
People with the surname Corea
- Chick CoreaChick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
, jazz pianist - Vernon CoreaVernon CoreaVernon Corea was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Sri Lanka and the UK. He joined Radio Ceylon, South Asia's oldest radio station, in 1956 and later the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation...
Sri Lankan/British radio broadcaster - Vijaya CoreaVijaya CoreaVijaya Corea is a radio and television broadcaster and one of Sri Lanka's most well known media personalities. Corea is a household name in Sri Lanka, synonymous with broadcasting and show business for over four decades, and has often been referred to as Sri Lanka's #1 Compere.-Early life:He grew...
, Sri Lankan radio and TV broadcaster - Ivan Corea, Sri Lankan clergyman of the Church of Ceylon
- Nicholas J. CoreaNicholas J. CoreaNicholas "Nick" J. Corea was an American author, television writer, director, producer and painter. Through best known for his work on The Incredible Hulk and the sequel 1988 television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns, he was involved with many television series during the late 1970s and 1980s...
, American author - Gamani CoreaGamani CoreaDeshamanya Gamani Corea is a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was the former Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1974 to 1984, Ceylon's Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and...
, Sri Lankan economist, Secretary-General of UNCTAD - Claude CoreaClaude CoreaSir George Claude Stanley Corea was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat.-Family background:He was born on 29 January 1894 to a well known Ceylonese political family hailing from the Western seaboard town of Chilaw. His father was Alfred Winzer Corea who was an officer in government police and his...
, Sri Lankan politician/diplomat, High Commissioner to the UK and Ambassador to the United States - Ernest CoreaErnest Corea-Early life:Corea was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon.His parents were Reverend Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, and was the brother of Vernon Corea a pioneering broadcaster with Radio Ceylon/SLBC and Ethinic Minorities Adviser to the BBC. Rev. Corea was Rural Dean of Colombo in the Church...
, Sri Lankan journalist and Ambassador to the United States - Dominicus CoreaDominicus CoreaDominicus Corea also known as Domingos Corea and Edirille Rala, was the son of Don Jeronimo Corea and Anna Corea. Don Jeronimo Corea was also known as Mudaliyar Vikramasinha, Commander-in-Chief of King Mayadunne's army....
, (Sinhalese name Edirille Rala), 16th Century ruler - J.C.A. CoreaJ.C.A. CoreaJames Clifford Aelian Corea was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was the former Principal of Royal College Colombo.-Early Life:Born in the coastal town of Chilaw in Ceylon in 1904, he was educated at Royal College Colombo, then gained a MA in Psychology from the University of London and a Diploma in...
, First Sri Lankan principal of Royal College Colombo - Charles Edgar CoreaCharles Edgar Corea-Early life:C.E.Corea was born in the west coast town of Chilaw, in Sri Lanka. His parents were Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a leading lawyer from Chilaw and Henritta Seneviratne. He was educated at the premier institution, Royal College Colombo where he excelled in his studies. He earned a...
, Sri Lankan politician, President of the Ceylon National Congress (1924) - Srikuradas Charles Shirley Corea, Sri Lankan politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon
- Victor CoreaVictor CoreaCharles Edward Victor Seneviratne Corea was born in Chilaw, Sri Lanka on 29 January 1871 to Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea, a famous lawyer, and Henrietta Seneviratne. He was the youngest out of five children, three boys and two girls, Charles Edgar Corea, James Alfred Ernest Corea, Agnes Corea...
, Sri Lankan politician and freedom fighter - James Alfred Ernest CoreaJames Alfred Ernest CoreaDr James Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan public official. He was born in 1870. His father was Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea who was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His mother was Henrietta Seneviratne. J.A.E Corea's father died in 1872 when his youngest son Victor was just one...
,Sri Lankan physician - Gate Mudaliyar James Edward CoreaGate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea-Early life:Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea was born in Chilaw, on the west coast of Sri Lanka, on the 2nd of December 1865. His father was Johannes Christoffel Corea who was a Mudaliyar of the Chilaw District....
, Sri Lankan public official in Colonial Ceylon - Harindra CoreaHarindra CoreaHarindra Corea Barrister-at-Law, Attorney-at-Law, was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, who represented Chilaw, he was member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. Harindra Corea was born in Colombo. His father was the illustrious politician and diplomat, Sir Claude...
, Sri Lankan politician, Deputy Foreign Minister - Charles Alfred Ernest CoreaCharles Alfred Ernest CoreaCharles Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan Lawyer. He was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His father was Dr. James Alfred Ernest Corea, the prominent physician of Chilaw who was the brother of the famed Sri Lankan freedom fighters Charles Edgar Corea and Victor Corea.-Education:Corea was...
, Sri Lankan lawyer
See also
- Korea (disambiguation)Korea (disambiguation)Korea may refer to:territory in East Asia* Korea, civilization and geographical area in East Asia** Korean Peninsula, geographical area in East Asia** North Korea, country, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
- Names of KoreaNames of KoreaThere are various names of Korea in use today, derived from ancient kingdoms and dynasties. The modern English name Korea is an exonym derived from the Goryeo period and is used by both North Korea and South Korea in international contexts...
, the article on the various names for the region/culture - CorreaCorreaCorrea is a genus of mainly eastern Australian plants with distinctive bell-shaped flowers. Correa is in the family Rutaceae, and like many in this family the crushed leaves have a distinctive scent. There are ca. 11 species in the genus, though natural hybridisation between the species makes...
(Spanish word and surname) - CorreiaCorreiaCorreia is a common Portuguese and Galician language surname, meaning "leather strap". It may appear in the archaic form Corrêa.It may refer to:-Portuguese:*Adriano Correia de Oliveira, musician*António Correia, conquistador...
(Portuguese and Galician word and surname)