Korean
adjectiveproper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kəˈɹiːən//
- United States//kəˈɹi.ən//
Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.
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
Of or relating to the Korean language.
Etymology
From Korea + -an.
proper noun
- 1
Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.
noun
- 1
A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.
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.
All Koreans to become one or even two years younger under int'l system
Forms
- plural
- Koreans
- comparative
- more Korean
- superlative
- most Korean
Korean · Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.
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