What does korean mean?

Definitions for korean
kəˈri ənko·re·an

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word korean.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Koreannoun

    a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language

  2. Koreanadjective

    the Altaic language spoken by Koreans

  3. Koreanadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language

    "Korean handicrafts"

Wiktionary

  1. Koreannoun

    Designation given to the indigenous or naturalized people occupying the Korean Peninsula on the Asian continent, in either North Korea or South Korea.

  2. Koreanadjective

    of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

  3. Koreannoun

    Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.

ChatGPT

  1. korean

    Korean generally refers to anything originating from, associated with, or related to the country of South Korea. This could imply the Korean language, culture, cuisine, people, or history. It also can refer to people of Korean descent, regardless of where they are born or live. In a broader sense, it might encompass elements related to the entire Korean peninsula, including North Korea.

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British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'korean' in Adjectives Frequency: #928

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of korean in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of korean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of korean in a Sentence

  1. Lee Cook-jong:

    Lee said. Lee said the soldier was beginning to eat and would be given bigger portions as he recovered. Lee said Oh was not going anywhere anytime soon and reporters would get their chance to question the injured defector. The defector has experienced nightmares and said he was afraid he would have to return to Kim Jong Un's regime. (AP) This North Korean guy is not going anywhere. He is staying in South Korea. So we don't need to be hasty.

  2. Lee Jung-hoon:

    Nobody is against the dialogue with North Korea, but I hope that there will be discussions beyond nuclear and security issues. Human rights are a very, very important component of a real peaceful endgame for the Korean peninsula.

  3. Rex Tillerson:

    The two sides noted the urgency of the threat of North Korea's weapons program, reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula and committed to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions.

  4. Presiding Judge Jeong Jun-yeong:

    Despite some shortcomings... I hope that over time, it will be evaluated as a milestone in the history of Korean companies as a start of compliance ethics for a greater leap forward.

  5. Jeffrey Lewis:

    The very first missiles we saw in Iran were simply copies of North Korean missiles, over the years, we've seen photographs of North Korean and Iranian officials in each other's countries, and we've seen all kinds of common hardware.

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