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Korean

//kəˈɹi.ən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea. not-comparable

    "The show’s stage design features bojagi, traditional Korean patchwork. The audience members are also presented with Korean traditional dance, including buchaechum, or “fan dance,” performed by a group of female dancers using fans painted in different colors."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Korean language. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent. countable

    "The legacy of the Korean independence movement remains today: nearly two million ethnic Koreans live in China, half of them in the Yenpien Korean Autonomous District in southeast Manchuria."

  2. 2
    the Altaic language spoken by Koreans wordnet
  3. 3
    a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Korea + -an.

Etymology 2

From Korea + -an.

Etymology 3

From Korea + -an.

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