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North Korean

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adjective

  1. of or relating to North Korea or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of North Korea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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China, Washington's chief geopolitical rival, has also been a major North Korean trading partner and a key source of diplomatic and economic support for the country, hit by multiple international sanctions.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Washington and Seoul have conducted joint military exercises since the 1950s as a deterrent against North Korean aggression and a signal of allied readiness.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The joint exercises come days after South Korea, the US and Japan detected the second North Korean missile test in days.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

First, we got our hands on screen recordings of the North Korean team interviewing and joining meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

As the trickle of foreign videos turned into a flood, North Korean police became alarmed and came up with new tactics to arrest people who watched them.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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