Mongolian
pertaining to Mongolia.
of or relating to the Mongol people of inner Asia.
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) Mongoloid.
of or relating to Mongolian, a branch of the Altaic languages.
a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic.
a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia.
Origin of Mongolian
1Other words from Mongolian
- non-Mon·go·li·an, adjective, noun
- pre-Mon·go·li·an, adjective
- pseu·do-Mon·go·li·an, adjective, noun
- trans-Mon·go·li·an, adjective
Words Nearby Mongolian
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How to use Mongolian in a sentence
In Mongolian folk tales Przewalski’s horses were seen as the “riding mounts of the gods,” and Mongolians thus call the horses “takhi,” meaning spirit or holy.
This Baby Horse Was Cloned Using DNA That Was Frozen for 40 Years | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | November 5, 2020 | Singularity HubFrom erupting volcanoes in Italy, to remote Mongolian forests, to the Philippine Sea, this year’s winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award went above and beyond to capture images that displayed the beauty of the natural world.
Check out the breathtaking winners of the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest | Rachael Zisk | October 20, 2020 | Popular-ScienceLee plans to look for female warriors in more Mongolian tombs.
Skeletons hint that ancient societies had women warriors | Bruce Bower | May 28, 2020 | Science News For StudentsShe suspects that freedom for Mongolian women goes back at least 400 more years.
Skeletons hint that ancient societies had women warriors | Bruce Bower | May 28, 2020 | Science News For StudentsA Mongolian restaurant needed a prep cook to start right away.
Under Mongolian law, any fossil specimen found in the Gobi Desert must stay in the possession of a Mongolian institution.
Stopping the Million-Dollar Fossil Thieves: Illegal Trade Meets World of Insatiable Research | Scott Bixby | June 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIs he a bearded Mongolian warrior on horseback, decked out in lustrous jade and gold armor?
‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken | Marlow Stern | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWeek after week we are shaken to learn that French bistro—No, Mongolian—No, Genever gin—No, soba—is THE food trend of the moment.
Certainly, similar conversations occur in miniscule Japanese apartments or Mongolian yurts, with appropriate substitutions.
The Tartars belong more especially to two distinct races, the Caucasian and the Mongolian.
Michael Strogoff | Jules VerneThe Tibetans themselves are a strong, well-built and hardy race—Mongolian in type.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryIt is very positively asserted by several authors that the civilization of Peru was of Mongolian origin.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftTheir Mongolian physiognomy is unequivocal;—a Mongolian physiognomy but conjoined with a dark skin.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamI submit that all these points are Mongolian; and this is what Mr. Hodgson evidently thinks also.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for mongolian (1 of 2)
/ (mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən) /
offensive (not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down's syndrome
British Dictionary definitions for Mongolian (2 of 2)
/ (mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən) /
of or relating to Mongolia, its people, or their language
a native of Mongolia
the language of Mongolia: See Khalkha
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