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KOREAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Altaic language spoken by Koreans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Korean" is a kind of...):

Altaic; Altaic language (a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe)

Derivation:

Korean (of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Korean" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Korean"):

North Korean (a Korean from North Korea)

South Korean (a Korean from South Korea)

Derivation:

Korean (of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language

Example:

Korean handicrafts

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Korea (an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook)

Derivation:

Korea (an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook)

Korean (the Altaic language spoken by Koreans)

Korean (a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language)

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