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TOPIK 4noun

국적

gukjeok [국쩍]

국적이 · 국적을

nationality, citizenship

Example

그 사람은 한국에서 태어났지만 국적은 미국이에요.

He was born in Korea, but his nationality is American.

Word parts

국 country적 register

Literally 'country register'.

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Pronounced [국쩍]; a polite question is 국적이 어떻게 되세요?