Korean slang profile
APEC
apec
Asia-Pacific economic cooperation
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 아시아·태평양경제협력체 (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).
- Expanded form
- 아시아·태평양경제협력체아시아·태평양경제협력체 (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 11, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
APEC에서 논의한 경제 협력 과제를 정리했다.
I summarized the economic cooperation issues discussed at APEC.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “아시아·태평양경제협력체” with “APEC”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were directly compared. The full original-language form and first use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 金 대통령 특별 인터뷰일문일답 (서울신문)Published Nov 11, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026