KOREAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Korean mean?
• KOREAN (noun)
The noun KOREAN has 2 senses:
1. a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
2. the Altaic language spoken by Koreans
Familiarity information: KOREAN used as a noun is rare.
• KOREAN (adjective)
The adjective KOREAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language
Familiarity information: KOREAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KOREAN (noun)
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)
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)
• KOREAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Korean handicrafts
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)
