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
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and first lady Ri Sol Ju greeted Xi at the airport in Pyongyang, with official footage showing the pair clapping as Xi’s plane landed, kicking off his two-day state visit.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Thousands of North Korean soldiers have fought on the side of Moscow in Russia’s war on Ukraine, while Pyongyang’s arms sales to Moscow have also boosted its economy.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
But a schematic showing North Korean artillery batteries aimed at South Korea sealed the deal for the developers.
—USA Today, 28 May 2026
Kim’s foreign policy focus has increasingly shifted toward Russia, which has received thousands of North Korean troops and large shipments of conventional weapons to support its war in Ukraine.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
North Korean troops, for example, or war materials from China, for use in Ukraine.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
North Korean players at a training session in Suwon, South Korea, on Monday.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Two others charged, Jin Sung-il and Pak Jin-Song, are North Korean and remain at large.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Solemn North Korean soldiers, marching alongside Russians, provided the only novelty.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Thousands of North Korean soldiers have fought on the side of Moscow in Russia’s war on Ukraine, while Pyongyang’s arms sales to Moscow have also boosted its economy.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
But a schematic showing North Korean artillery batteries aimed at South Korea sealed the deal for the developers.
—USA Today, 28 May 2026
Kim’s foreign policy focus has increasingly shifted toward Russia, which has received thousands of North Korean troops and large shipments of conventional weapons to support its war in Ukraine.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
North Korean troops, for example, or war materials from China, for use in Ukraine.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
North Korean players at a training session in Suwon, South Korea, on Monday.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Two others charged, Jin Sung-il and Pak Jin-Song, are North Korean and remain at large.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Solemn North Korean soldiers, marching alongside Russians, provided the only novelty.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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“North Korean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Korean. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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