Korean

Word parts

Korea + -an

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəˈrɪən/

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Adjective

Positive Korean

Comparative more Korean

Superlative most Korean

1. If something is Korean, it is from or related to Korea (South Korea, North Korea, or both).

   Tayo the Little Bus is a great Korean cartoon.

Proper noun

Proper noun Korean

Plural Koreans

1. (countable) A Korean is a person from Korea (South Korea or North Korea).

   The class had five Koreans, two Japanese, a Brazilian, and people from a number of other countries.

2. (uncountable) Korean is the main language of South Korea and North Korea.

   The tourist could only speak in Korean so they had to employ someone to interpret English.