North Korean

British

adjective

of or relating to North Korea or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of North Korea

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the ground test of an upgraded rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, marking another key step in its weapons programme.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

For the North Korean regime, those who escape are considered enemies of the state.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The video also showed Kim presenting Lukashenko with a large mosaic vase bearing a portrait of the Belarusian, with the North Korean leader appearing to explain that crafting it involved around 30 seashells.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a rifle as they signed a friendship treaty in Pyongyang, state media report.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

For most of those two years, Blake and a small group of prisoners languished in a makeshift North Korean prison camp, plagued with monotony and boredom.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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