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Mongolian
[mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon-]
adjective
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.
noun
a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic.
a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia.
Also a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic.
any of the languages of this branch, especially Khalkha.
Anthropology.(no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples of Asia formerly referred to as Mongoloid.
Mongolian
1/ ɒŋˈɡəʊɪə /
adjective
of or relating to Mongolia, its people, or their language
noun
a native of Mongolia
the language of Mongolia See Khalkha
mongolian
2/ ɒŋˈɡəʊɪə /
adjective
offensive(not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down's syndrome
Other Word Forms
- non-Mongolian adjective
- pre-Mongolian adjective
- pseudo-Mongolian adjective
- trans-Mongolian adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mongolian1
Example Sentences
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs.
Mongolians have circulated on social media an extravagant wedding proposal by Oyun-Erdene's son, as well as expensive fashion items.
Unesco, the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, calls the Mongolian Gobi Desert the largest dinosaur fossil reservoir in the world.
The last death was in 2021 in the Classic when Mongolian Gloom broke down at the top of the stretch.
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.
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