Definitions for Korean
kəˈri ənKo·re·an

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

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Asian

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. Finance Minister Ignacio Briones:

   As far as I understand, the government has honored exactly what the contract defines, but the Korean company says the opposite has occurred. ... When there are these discrepancies...it is for the courts - if it gets to that point - to decide.

2. Bruce Klingner:

   The US-South Korean alliance was forged in blood during the crucible of the Korean War, north Korea enduring motto is katchi kapshida --' we go together' -- not' we go together, if we are paid enough.'.

3. Scott Snyder:

   These sanctions, on paper, would quarantine the North Korean economy from the international community, but it’s possible that what may happen, is North Korean trade with China is simply moved off the books, it’s really implementation and enforcement that remains the critical sticking point.

4. South Korea:

   Biegun said the upcoming summit would provide a crucial chance to foster peace and prosperity of the Korean peninsula.

5. Song Young-gil:

   It's not urgent, the more urgent critical thing is how we can prevent (North Korean) nuclear testing, the sixth test.

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