MONGOLIAN

Mongol, Mongolian

(adjective) of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures; “the Mongol invaders”; “a Mongolian pony”; “Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax”

Mongolian

(adjective) of or relating to the modern Mongolian People’s Republic; “the Mongolian embassy”

Mongolian, Mongolic, Mongolic language

(noun) a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia

Mongol, Mongolian

(noun) a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

Mongolian (comparative more Mongolian, superlative most Mongolian)

Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures = Mongol.

Anthropology. Resembling or having some of the characteristic physical features of the Mongoloid racial type = Mongoloid.

(now rare, offensive) Designating or affected with Down syndrome = Mongol.

Noun

Mongolian (countable and uncountable, plural Mongolians)

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Mongolia = Mongol.

(uncountable) A group of Altaic languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia.

A person of Mongoloid physical type; a Mongoloid.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon*go"li*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.

– n.

Definition: One of the Mongols.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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