Korean slang profile
ICAO
icao
International Civil Aviation Organization
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 국제민간항공기구 (International Civil Aviation Organization) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 국제민간항공기구국제민간항공기구 (International Civil Aviation Organization)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 10, 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
국제항로 개설 기사에서 ICAO의 이름을 확인했다.
I checked ICAO’s name in an article on opening international air routes.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “국제민간항공기구” with “ICAO”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한·미·홍콩 등 항공사 북한 영공 정기운항/4월23일부터 (서울신문)Published Mar 10, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026