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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a native of Mongolia
  2. the language of Mongolia See Khalkha
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mongolian

2

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

  1. offensive.
    (not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down's syndrome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongolian1

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

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.

From 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.

Lee plans to look for female warriors in more Mongolian tombs.

She suspects that freedom for Mongolian women goes back at least 400 more years.

A 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.

Is he a bearded Mongolian warrior on horseback, decked out in lustrous jade and gold armor?

Week 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.

The Tibetans themselves are a strong, well-built and hardy race—Mongolian in type.

It is very positively asserted by several authors that the civilization of Peru was of Mongolian origin.

Their Mongolian physiognomy is unequivocal;—a Mongolian physiognomy but conjoined with a dark skin.

I submit that all these points are Mongolian; and this is what Mr. Hodgson evidently thinks also.

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