Korean slang profile
KOTRA
kotra
Korean trade and investment promotion corporation
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 대한무역투자진흥공사 (Korea trade and investment promotion corporation) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 대한무역투자진흥공사대한무역투자진흥공사 (Korea trade and investment promotion corporation)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Jul 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
수출지원 정책을 다룬 기사에 KOTRA가 등장했다.
KOTRA appeared in an article on export support policies.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “대한무역투자진흥공사” with “KOTRA”. 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.
- 수출 이렇게 풀자수출촉진대책 내용 (서울신문)Published Jul 11, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026