Korean

noun

Ko·re·an kə-ˈrē-ən

especially Southern (ˌ)kō-

: a native or inhabitant of Korea

: the language of the Korean people

Korean adjective

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Of course, with the game’s 45.6 billion won prize, Gi-hun could afford to buy something in Seoul’s property market—which is almost completely inaccessible to the average Korean. —

Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024 Honorable Mention: North Korean Cryptocurrency Theft A lot of people steal a lot of cryptocurrency every year, including North Korean cybercriminals who have a mandate to help fund the hermit kingdom. —

Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024 Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked. —

Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024 The website is available in nine languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Korean