/kəˈriːən/
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Translation
From Korea, or the language that people in Korea speak. It always takes a capital letter.
Word origin
From Korea plus the ending -an. The name Korea comes from Goryeo, an old Korean kingdom.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- Korea
Examples
, spicy .
Here "Korean" describes things from Korea.
Seoul.
Here it is a noun: the Korean language.
.
It also describes people from Korea.
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