Corean

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Corean (not comparable)

  1. Archaic spelling of Korean.
    • 1885, Joseph J. Casey, “Chats About Philately”, in Harper's Young People‎[1], volume 6, page 427:
      Women hold a very low position in Corean estimation, and count for little in the sight of the law.

Proper noun[edit]

Corean (uncountable)

  1. Archaic spelling of Korean.
    • 1885, Joseph J. Casey, “Chats About Philately”, in Harper's Young People‎[2], volume 6, page 427:
      Women hold a very low position in Corean estimation, and count for little in the sight of the law.

Noun[edit]

Corean (plural Coreans)

  1. Archaic spelling of Korean.
    • 1885, Joseph J. Casey, “Chats About Philately”, in Harper's Young People‎[3], volume 6, page 427:
      Women hold a very low position in Corean estimation, and count for little in the sight of the law.
    • 1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 18:
      It was not until many centuries later that education reached the common people. There were also teachers (mostly Coreans) of painting, medicine, and the glyptic arts.

Further reading[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Corea +‎ -an

Noun[edit]

Corean m (plural Coreans; feminine Coreana, plural Coreanas)

  1. Korean person (male or unspecified)

Related terms[edit]

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