North Koreanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθ kəˈrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌnɔrθ kəˈriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., Korean adj.

Etymology: < north adj. + Korean adj., in later use after the name of North Korea (see note at Korean adj.).

A. adj.

Of or relating to northern Korea or its inhabitants. In later use spec.: of or relating to North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) or its inhabitants. Cf. South Korean adj.

ΚΠ

1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 16 Sept. 6/5 Big junks come drifting in from the North Korean coast, loaded with logs and with logs lashed to the sides.

1902 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 7 Apr. 4/3 The congregation of the First Presbyterian Church listened with evident pleasure yesterday morning to the discourse of Rev. Graham Lee, returned missionary from the north Korean field.

1950 Birmingham (Alabama) News 27 Nov. 28/3 An Iuka man was one of the pilots who para-dropped more than 4,000 men of the 11th Airborne on an arc between the North Korean cities of Sukcon and Sunchow.

1977 R. Coover Public Burning iii. 41 Not only are the North Korean hostages out of the prison camps and living like the golden boys of Pusan,..but women and children are out in the streets.

2003 National Geographic July 18/2 If the North Korean economy collapses, we fear that the leaders may have a use-it or lose-it mentality with their weaponry.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of northern Korea. In later use spec.: a native or inhabitant of North Korea.

ΚΠ

1904 J. S. Gale Vanguard vii. 53 Before the sentence was finished, Ko had made a stroke in which North Koreans excel.

1951 M. Higgins War in Korea viii. 130 The North Koreans..preferred to sneak through the lines and bayonet the artillerymen in the back.

1987 Los Angeles Times 10 May (Mag.) 14/2 The North Koreans in pursuit invariably overshot our planes.

2004 J. S. Wit et al. Going Crit. ix. 288 Washington's instructions were exactly what Samore had told Kim they would be. In the end, the North Korean was forced to accept an anodyne statement.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	north korean
释义	North Koreanadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɔːθ kəˈrɪən/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθ kəˈriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., Korean adj. Etymology: < north adj. + Korean adj., in later use after the name of North Korea (see note at Korean adj.). A. adj. Of or relating to northern Korea or its inhabitants. In later use spec.: of or relating to North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) or its inhabitants. Cf. South Korean adj. ΚΠ 1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 16 Sept. 6/5 Big junks come drifting in from the North Korean coast, loaded with logs and with logs lashed to the sides. 1902 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 7 Apr. 4/3 The congregation of the First Presbyterian Church listened with evident pleasure yesterday morning to the discourse of Rev. Graham Lee, returned missionary from the north Korean field. 1950 Birmingham (Alabama) News 27 Nov. 28/3 An Iuka man was one of the pilots who para-dropped more than 4,000 men of the 11th Airborne on an arc between the North Korean cities of Sukcon and Sunchow. 1977 R. Coover Public Burning iii. 41 Not only are the North Korean hostages out of the prison camps and living like the golden boys of Pusan,..but women and children are out in the streets. 2003 National Geographic July 18/2 If the North Korean economy collapses, we fear that the leaders may have a use-it or lose-it mentality with their weaponry. B. n. A native or inhabitant of northern Korea. In later use spec.: a native or inhabitant of North Korea. ΚΠ 1904 J. S. Gale Vanguard vii. 53 Before the sentence was finished, Ko had made a stroke in which North Koreans excel. 1951 M. Higgins War in Korea viii. 130 The North Koreans..preferred to sneak through the lines and bayonet the artillerymen in the back. 1987 Los Angeles Times 10 May (Mag.) 14/2 The North Koreans in pursuit invariably overshot our planes. 2004 J. S. Wit et al. Going Crit. ix. 288 Washington's instructions were exactly what Samore had told Kim they would be. In the end, the North Korean was forced to accept an anodyne statement. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1887
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