Mongolian

[ mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to Mongolia.
2. of or relating to the Mongol people of inner Asia.
3. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) Mongoloid.
4. of or relating to Mongolian, a branch of the Altaic languages.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic.
2. a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia.
3. Also . a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic.
4. any of the languages of this branch, especially Khalkha.
5. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples of Asia formerly referred to as Mongoloid.

Mongolian

¹

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Mongolia, its people, or their language

noun

1. a native of Mongolia
2. the language of Mongolia See Khalkha

mongolian

²

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

1. offensive.
   (not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down's syndrome

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongolian¹

First recorded in 1730–40; Mongoli(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The last death was in 2021 in the Classic when Mongolian Gloom broke down at the top of the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times

Mongolian Groom suffered a fatal injury to his left-hind leg at the top of the stretch in the biggest Breeders’ Cup race, the Classic.

From Los Angeles Times

"We call on the Mongolian authorities to comply with the mandatory international arrest warrant and transfer Putin to the International Criminal Court in the Hague," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Telegram.

From BBC

Krinsky testified that she wouldn’t have approved using money for this trip, which was supposed to help Mongolian officials develop a system for regulating attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times

Bronze cauldrons were used by the inhabitants of the Mongolian steppe around 2,700 years ago to process animal blood and milk.

From Science Daily