SOUTH KOREAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does South Korean mean? 

• SOUTH KOREAN (noun)
  The noun SOUTH KOREAN has 1 sense:

1. a Korean from South Korea

  Familiarity information: SOUTH KOREAN used as a noun is very rare.

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUTH KOREAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Korean from South Korea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("South Korean" is a kind of...):

Korean (a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language)

Derivation:

South Korean (of or relating to or characteristic of South Korea or its people)

• SOUTH KOREAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

South Korea (a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948)

Derivation:

South Korea (a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948)

South Korean (a Korean from South Korea)

 Context examples 

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)

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)