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Ko·re·an

(kə-rē′ən, kô-, kō-)

a. A native or inhabitant of Korea.

b. A person of Korean ancestry.

2. The language of the Koreans, possibly in the Altaic family.

adj.

Of or relating to Korea or its people, language, or culture.

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Korean

(kəˈriːən)

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Korea, its people, or their language

2. (Peoples) of or relating to Korea, its people, or their language

3. (Languages) of or relating to Korea, its people, or their language

4. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Korea

5. (Languages) the official language of North and South Korea, considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages

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Ko•re•an

(kəˈri ən)

n.

1. a native or inhabitant of Korea.

2. the language of this people, affiliated by some with the Altaic languages.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to Korea, the Koreans, or their language.

[1605–15]

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Noun	1.	Korean - a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia North Korean - a Korean from North Korea South Korean - a Korean from South Korea
	2.	Korean - the Altaic language spoken by Koreans Altaic language, Altaic - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
Adj.	1.	Korean - of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language; "Korean handicrafts"

Translations

اللغة الكورية كُورِيٌّ

korejštinaKorejeckorejský

koreanerkoreansk

Koreanisch Koreaner Koreanerin

Κορεάτης Κορεατικά κορεατικός

coreano

koreakorealainenkorean kieli

coréen coréenne coréennes coréens

Koreanackorejski

Korea

coreano coreana coreane coreani

朝鮮の朝鮮人朝鮮語

한국 사람한국어한국의

Koreaan Koreaans

koreaner koreansk

Koreańczyk koreańskiKoreanka

coreano

кореец корейский корейский язык

Koreankoreanskkoreanska

เกี่ยวกับเกาหลีชาวเกาหลีภาษาเกาหลี

Kore Korece Koreli

người Triều Tiênthuộc nước/người/tiếng Triều Tiêntiếng Triều Tiên

韩国人韩国的韩语

Korean

[kəˈrɪən]

A. ADJ → coreano

B. N → coreano/a m/f

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Korean

[kəˈrɪən]

adj → coréen(ne)

(= person) → Coréen(ne) m/f

(= language) → coréen m

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Korean

adj → koreanisch; Korean war → Koreakrieg m

→ Koreaner(in) m(f)

(Ling) → Koreanisch nt

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Korean

[kəˈriːən] adj & n → coreano/a

korean

→ اللغة الكورية, كُورِيٌّ Korejec, korejský, korejština koreaner, koreansk Koreaner, Koreanisch Κορεάτης, Κορεατικά, κορεατικός coreano korea, korealainen coréen Koreanac, korejski coreano 朝鮮の, 朝鮮人, 朝鮮語 한국 사람, 한국어, 한국의 Koreaan, Koreaans koreaner, koreansk Koreańczyk, koreański coreano кореец, корейский, корейский язык korean, koreansk, koreanska เกี่ยวกับเกาหลี, ชาวเกาหลี, ภาษาเกาหลี Kore, Korece, Koreli người Triều Tiên, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Triều Tiên, tiếng Triều Tiên 韩国人, 韩国的, 韩语

Korean

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