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/ˌoʊvərˈsiːz kəˈriən/

overseas korean

/ˌoʊvərˈsiːz kəˈriən/
noun

a Korean living outside Korea

In Korean families this often means a settled diaspora Korean, not a short-term traveler.

Examples

  • 01

    When we visit relatives in Seoul for Seollal, the elders introduce me as an overseas Korean.

  • 02

    At the Koreatown market the owner still greets every overseas Korean from the block in Korean.

  • 03

    At school the teacher asked if this overseas Korean student still speaks Korean at home.

In other languages

교포(Korean)海外韩裔(Chinese)auslandskoreaner(German)coréen d'outre mer(French)coreano no exterior(Portuguese)orang korea perantauan(Indonesian)korea perantauan(Malay)koreano sa ibang bansa(Filipino)người hàn hải ngoại(Vietnamese)เกาหลีโพ้นทะเล(Thai)зарубежный кореец(Russian)प्रवासी कोरियाई(Hindi)كوري مغترب(Arabic)在外韓国人(Japanese)coreano en el extranjero(Spanish)

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