Corean

See also: corean

English

Adjective

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

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

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

• Corean, Korean at Google Ngram Viewer

Romansch

Etymology

Corea +‎ -an

Noun

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

1. Korean person (male or unspecified)

Related terms

• corean