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South Korean

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adjective

  1. of or relating to South 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 South 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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By 2021, the companies had gone public, though South Korean tech giant Naver Corp. bought out Poshmark two years later for $1.2 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The campaign features the South Korean singer Karina, of the K-pop group Aespa, who is pictured in a series of advertisements for the shoes.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Farfetch narrowly avoided collapsing before it was sold to a South Korean company in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Following a skillful amphibious landing, more than 75,000 American and South Korean troops punched forward against the North Korean army.

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

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