"외국인" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡuɡin] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ˈø̞(ː)ɡuɡin] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: oegugin [romanization], 外國人 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 外國人, from 外國 (“foreign country”) + 人 (“person”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|外國人}} 外國人, {{m|ko|外國|gloss=foreign country}} 外國 (“foreign country”), {{m|ko|人|gloss=person}} 人 (“person”), {{ko-etym-Sino|外國|foreign country|人|person|suffix=y}} Sino-Korean word from 外國人, from 外國 (“foreign country”) + 人 (“person”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=外國人}} 외국인 • (oegugin) (hanja 外國人)
  1. a foreigner or foreigners, especially European. Synonyms: 외인 (alt: 外人)
    Sense id: en-외국인-ko-noun-GgTrOpvL
  2. a person who is not of ethnic Korean ancestry Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-외국인-ko-noun-z2gVAkEP Disambiguation of People: 35 65 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms suffixed with -인 (人), Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Korean terms suffixed with -인 (人): 12 88 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 18 82 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 영주권자(永住權者) (yeongjugwonja) (english: permanent resident)

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