Korean
of or relating toKorea, its inhabitants, or their language.
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
the language of South Korea or North Korea. Abbreviation: Kor
Origin of Korean
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How to use Korean in a sentence
American spies have detailed dossiers on the North Koreans who the U.S. says were behind the Sony attack.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years | Shane Harris | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut South Koreans have a troubled history with American intervention in Korean markets.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn board were 149 Indonesians, three South Koreans, one Singaporean, a Malaysian, and one Briton, the airline said.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo sign of any North Koreans, just lots of common, or garden, internet cybercriminals.
Ironically, there are parts of it that I think the North Koreans will love, but other parts they are going to really hate.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’ | William Boot | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
All Koreans pay great honour to their dead parents, and tablets to their memory are placed in some room set apart for the purpose.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeHe was able to make peace with the Chinese emperor, and under his rule the Koreans enjoyed freedom from war and oppression.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe Koreans call this noise kang-siong, and it seems almost deafening to one unused to it.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThere he was attacked by a combined force of Chinese and Koreans.
Japan | VariousThe Koreans, however, declined to accept such a proposition.
Japan | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Korean
/ (kəˈriːən) /
of or relating to Korea, its people, or their language
a native or inhabitant of Korea
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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