korean
n. C / Un. a person from South or North Korea, or the language spoken in those countries.
n. a native or inhabitant of Korea, or a member of the people of Korean descent; also the language spoken in North and South Korea.
I am learning how to speak Korean.
The local community center offers classes for anyone interested in learning Korean or exploring the country's history.
While the dialects of the north and south have diverged slightly over the decades, the core structure of Korean remains a unifying cultural force for the peninsula.
From Korea + -an.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the language; countable when referring to a person from Korea.
- Nounkorea
- Nounkorean
Last updated May 2, 2026