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Korean

[ kuh-ree-uhn, kaw-, koh- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Korea, its inhabitants, or their language.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
  2. the language of South Korea or North Korea. : Kor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Korean1

First recorded in 1605–15; Kore(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

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South Korean and Western intelligence have long reported that Pyongyang dispatched thousands of troops to Kursk last year.

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He praised what he described as the "heroism" of North Korean troops who had "provided significant assistance in defeating the group of Ukrainian armed forces".

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County resident who arrived on a Korean Air flight from Seoul.

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So 13 women and one man from the harmonica class, dressed in traditional Korean hanbok, appeared at the game and played the anthem “to an overwhelmingly positive response.”

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Meanwhile, there were signs that talks on Thursday between US and South Korean trade officials in Washington DC, aimed at removing tariffs, have been positive.

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