KOREAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Korean mean? 

• KOREAN (noun)
  The noun KOREAN has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language

2. the Altaic language spoken by Koreans

  Familiarity information: KOREAN used as a noun is rare.

• KOREAN (adjective)
  The adjective KOREAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language

  Familiarity information: KOREAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KOREAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Sense 2

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)

• KOREAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Korean handicrafts

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)

 Context examples 

A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE causing HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS, first identified during the Korean war.

(Hantavirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The South Korean conglomerate sustained a massive eight percent loss in its share price at the end of Tuesday's stock market trading session.

(Samsung Ends Production of Problem-Plagued Galaxy Note 7, Voanews)

The South Korean government has recently announced plans for 16,000 more hydrogen-fueled cars and 310 special refilling stations.

(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)

The semi-essential amino acid L-arginine is a precursor for nitric oxide (NO); Korean ginseng may enhance the conversion of L-arginine into NO by NO synthase; and Ginkgo biloba may promote microvascular circulation.

(L-Arginine/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba/Damiana-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

A country in eastern Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea.

(Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Korean acupuncture.

(Constitutional acupuncture, NCI Dictionary)

L-Arginine/American ginseng/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-based supplement incorporates a standardized combination of Ginkgo biloba (24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng -30% ginsenosides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius - 5% ginsenosides), L-Arginine, along with vitamins B6, B12, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, C, E, selenium, and zinc.

(L-Arginine/American Ginseng/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it will no longer manufacture its troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after numerous reports around the globe of overheating.

(Samsung Ends Production of Problem-Plagued Galaxy Note 7, Voanews)

L-arginine/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba/Damiana-based supplement contains a blend of the amino acid L-arginine and the herbs Korean ginseng, Ginkgo biloba, and damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca) in addition to 14 other vitamins and minerals.

(L-Arginine/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba/Damiana-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)