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Mongol
[ mong-guhl, -gohl, mon- ]
noun
- a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.
- Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a person having Mongoloid characteristics.
- any Mongolian language.
- (often lowercase) Pathology. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.
adjective
Mongol
1/ ˈmɒŋɡɒl; -ɡəl /
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Mongolia, esp a nomad
- the Mongolian language
mongol
2/ ˈmɒŋɡəl /
noun
- a formerly used and now highly offensive name for a person affected by Down's syndrome
Other Words From
- non-Mongol noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mongol1
Example Sentences
Moreover, after the momentous defeat of the Mongols at Ayn Jalut, bands of Mongol refugees joined the Mamluk armies.
The relatively stony landscape of Syria was also not suited to the unshod Mongol ponies.
The territories unincorporated by the Mongol armies fell to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
He had neglected his army to the point where there were mass desertions and even defections to Mongol ranks.
A physically strong and imposing man, he has an Asian appearance, a hint of his Mongol roots.
The Tatars were part of the Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan.
Plenty of populations besides those of Mongolia Proper are Mongol in physiognomy.
The decay of Mongol energy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is very difficult to explain.
In their front was the Tientsin militia, strengthened by a large if nondescript force, led by the Mongol chief Sankolinsin.
Saw a Mongol with pigtail at one of the stations, which showed that we were approaching the borders of the Chinese Empire.
Not for many a long century, if ever, would Russia shake off the Oriental influences which the Mongol victory imposed upon her.
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