Korean

noun

Ko·​re·​an kə-ˈrē-ən How to pronounce Korean (audio)
 especially Southern  (ˌ)kō-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Korea
2
: the language of the Korean people
Korean adjective

Examples of Korean in a Sentence

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The concept for Tempest (also known as 북극성, or Polar Star, in Korean) was formed when Jung was working together with director Kim on her second K-drama, Netflix’s Little Women. Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 The top 10 represented a range of cuisines, from Senegalese to Korean to Thai to French and New American. Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025 The buggy is intended for near-base journeys, functioning much like the Korean War-era Jeeps that some of us will be familiar with from the movie and long-running TV series M*A*S*H. New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025 According to Japan's Foreign Ministry, North Korea has been spotted conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Korean

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Korean was in 1600

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“Korean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Korean. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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Korean

noun
Ko·​re·​an kə-ˈrē-ən How to pronounce Korean (audio)
1
: a person born or living in Korea
2
: the language of the Korean people
Korean adjective

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