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. Abbreviation: Kor

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Origin of Korean

1
First recorded in 1605–15; Kore(a) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for Korean

Korean

/ (kəˈriːən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Korea, its people, or their language

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Korea

  2. the official language of North and South Korea, considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages

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