North Korean
adjective
: of, relating to, or characteristic of North Korea or its people
North Korean
noun
plural North Koreans
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Russia’s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov visited North Korea on Sunday for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about future military cooperation between the countries.
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Experts say North Korean troops sent to the war earlier became easy targets for drone and artillery attacks due to their lack of combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Trump has also expressed a desire to meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and de-escalate tensions between North and South Korea, but North Korea has rejected Trump’s demands to give up its nuclear weapons.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026
As one of the first journalists arriving in Korea, Higgins became an important eyewitness and reported on the clash between North Korean invaders and U.S. and South Korean troops.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026
One image released by the Korean Central News Agency showed Kim standing next to North Korean officials while watching a projectile fly away from the ship.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
At least one of them has been damaged by Iranian strikes in the current conflict, and the U.S. is now moving in components from a system in South Korea, where it had been considered a key part of North Korean deterrence.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Tracing Stolen Crypto to Vladivostok Reveals North Korean Links
Upon further digging, investigators linked this malware activity to some telling IP addresses.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Experts say North Korean troops sent to the war earlier became easy targets for drone and artillery attacks due to their lack of combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Trump has also expressed a desire to meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and de-escalate tensions between North and South Korea, but North Korea has rejected Trump’s demands to give up its nuclear weapons.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026
As one of the first journalists arriving in Korea, Higgins became an important eyewitness and reported on the clash between North Korean invaders and U.S. and South Korean troops.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026
One image released by the Korean Central News Agency showed Kim standing next to North Korean officials while watching a projectile fly away from the ship.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
At least one of them has been damaged by Iranian strikes in the current conflict, and the U.S. is now moving in components from a system in South Korea, where it had been considered a key part of North Korean deterrence.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026
Tracing Stolen Crypto to Vladivostok Reveals North Korean Links
Upon further digging, investigators linked this malware activity to some telling IP addresses.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
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“North Korean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Korean. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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