North Korean

adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of North Korea or its people

North Korean noun

plural North Koreans

Examples of North Korean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The missile launch followed a North Korean media report that leader Kim Jong Un visited a naval shipyard building a destroyer and stressed the importance of a powerful naval force. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026

Teng himself did not attribute the attack to North Korea but acknowledged that the FBI has linked it to North Korean hackers tied to the TraderTraitor group. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

The finding isn’t a surprise, considering North Korean hackers have been known to use the promise of lucrative jobs to spread malware to people in the cryptocurrency industry. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

The phenomenon of North Korean hackers posing as recruiters has become a widespread problem across the corporate sector more broadly. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for North Korean

• aegean
• aptian
• boolean
• linnaean
• plebeian
• protean
• ruffian
• wolffian
• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• european