Korean slang profile
NAFTA
nafta
North American Free Trade Agreement
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 북미자유무역협정 (North American Free Trade Agreement) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 북미자유무역협정북미자유무역협정 (North American Free Trade Agreement)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- May 1, 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
관세 관련 기사를 읽으며 NAFTA의 뜻을 찾아봤다.
I looked up the meaning of NAFTA while reading an article on tariffs.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “북미자유무역협정” with “NAFTA”. 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.
- 美·加 등 NAFTA 3국 관세 폐지 가속화 합의 (서울신문)Published May 1, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026