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KOREAN
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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:
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)