No. 8,001 in Korean
american
The Korean word "아메리칸" (American) refers to something or someone from America, typically the United States.
In a sentence
이 음식은 미국 친구가 추천해 준 거예요.
This food was recommended by my American friend.
In this sentence, the word '미국' modifies '친구' to specify that the friend is American.
저는 미국 대학교에서 유학했어요.
I studied abroad at an American university.
Here, '미국' acts as an adjective describing the type of university, specifically American.
미국은 넓은 대륙 나라입니다.
America is a vast continental country.
In this context, '미국' directly refers to the country America, used as a proper noun.
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