Definition of Korean

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language. "Korean handicrafts"

Partainyms: Korea
Derivative terms: Korea

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language.
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Specialized synonyms: North Korean, South Korean

3. Noun. The Altaic language spoken by Koreans.
Generic synonyms: Altaic, Altaic Language

Definition of Korean

1. Adjective. of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea. ¹

2. Proper noun. Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere. ¹

3. Noun. Designation given to the indigenous or naturalized people occupying the Korean Peninsula on the Asian continent, in either North Korea or South Korea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Korean

Koplik's spots
Kops
Koran
Koranic
Korans
Korat
Korbut
Korchnoi
Korda
Kordofan
Kordofanian
Kore
Korea
Korea Bay
Korea Strait
Korean
Korean English
Korean Peninsula
Korean Sign Language
Korean Strait
Korean War
Korean haemorrhagic fever
Korean lespedeza
Korean wave
Korean waves
Koreanness
Koreans
Koreas

Literary usage of Korean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Korea by OECD Staff, Organization for Economic Cooperation &, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Organization for Economic Cooperation An, Oecd, Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (1998)
"korean VALUES AND PSYCHOLOGY 1n the beginning of Chapter 3, we discussed the curricular ... Our remarks here are understandably based on studies by korean ..."

2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1910)
"The korean Boundary Agreement. The Imperial Government of Japan and the Imperial Government of China, desiring to secure for Chinese and korean inhabitants ..."

3. Korea, Treaties and Agreements by Korea, Japan, China, Russia (1921)
""The korean Government shall engage as financial adviser to the korean Government a Japanese subject recommended by the Japanese Government, and all matters ..."

4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1922)
"This being the case, let us glance for a moment at the records of the life of the korean people for the last few centuries, looking especially for material ..."

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