English Explanatory Dictionary

yangban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire.

Pronunciation

/ˈjaŋban/

Word forms

yangban yangbans

Etymology

From Korean 양반(兩班) (yangban).

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