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nouna native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
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nounthe Altaic language spoken by Koreanstype of:
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of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language
Definition that contains korean
- bar a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
- korean a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
- korean the Altaic language spoken by Koreans
- 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
- taekwondo a Korean martial art similar to karate
- pusan a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
- inchon a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon
- peacemaker a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
- tsushima a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait
- dprk a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948