Mongolian

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

adjective
  1. pertaining to Mongolia.

  2. of or relating to the Mongol people of inner Asia.

  1. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) Mongoloid.

  2. 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.

  1. Also Mongolic . a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic.

  2. any of the languages of this branch, especially Khalkha.

  3. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples of Asia formerly referred to as Mongoloid.

Origin of Mongolian

1
First recorded in 1730–40; Mongoli(a) + -an

Other 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

British Dictionary definitions for mongolian (1 of 2)

mongolian

/ (mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for Mongolian (2 of 2)

Mongolian

/ (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

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