Definitions for Korean
kəˈri ənKore·an

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Korean(noun)

   a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language

2. Korean(adj)

   the Altaic language spoken by Koreans

3. Korean(adj)

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

   "Korean handicrafts"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Korean(Noun)

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

2. Korean(Adjective)

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

3. Korean(ProperNoun)

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

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce Korean?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Korean in sign language?

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. Anthony Rinna:

   Recently the Chinese government has stated that sanctions relief for North Korea is imperative, and Beijing has a much higher chance than Moscow of being taken seriously in Washington, furthermore, sanctions are a part of the joint Sino-Russian action plan for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

2. South Korea defence ministry:

   Our military has stepped up monitoring and is closely watching North Korean military movements.

3. Edward Kwon:

   One of the reasons I want to globalize is that I want to show that there's more to Korean food than Korean barbecue, ten times out of 10, people will order Korean barbecue. But when friends visit from abroad, I'll take them to have ugeoji haejangguk and they love it.

4. David Curry:

   The Kim dynasty is responsible for perpetuating deplorable human rights conditions in the name of propping up the regime, the death or incapacitation of Kim Jong Un is likely the only opportunity for this generation to see a historic resurgence of human rights protections for North Korean citizens.

5. Srinivasan Sitaraman:

   Well, I think North Korea almost dared Trump to cancel the summit, and he did North Korea, the North Korean statement yesterday was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.

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