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  Mongolian

  adjective

  pertaining to Mongolia.
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  mongolian

  adjective

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

Mongolian

American  

[mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon-] / mɒŋˈgoʊ li ən, mɒn- /

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.

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noun

Mongolians plural

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 British  

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native of Mongolia

2. the language of Mongolia See Khalkha

mongolian ² British  

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• non-Mongolian
  adjective
• pre-Mongolian
  adjective
• pseudo-Mongolian
  adjective
• trans-Mongolian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Mongolians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Mongolian

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

Example Sentences

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She is also the co-author of the study, "Save Our Mother Tongue": Online Repression and Erasure of Mongolian Culture in China.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The score took roughly six months to craft and involved the creation of new tools to build the earthy and whimsical sounds, including a cello based on Mongolian string instruments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

In the final episode, they worked briefly in a Mongolian bar to help pay for a taxi.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

When I finally rolled up, I realized what I thought was the end point was a deserted Mongolian shepherd village.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Then another typhoon struck, again destroying most of the Mongolian fleet.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

The inhabitants of this little-known part of the great asiatic continent, are mongolian Tartars.

From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by Smith, J. J.

In 2020, ethnic Mongolians in northern China staged rare rallies against measures to reduce teaching in the Mongolian language in favour of Mandarin.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

But the Ulaanbaatar-based brand doesn’t just rely on a few Mongolians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The research reveals the underappreciated role that ancient Mongolians played in the spread of horse riding technology and culture around the globe.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023

Many Mongolians still live a nomadic tradition to graze their animals and in his homily, the pope used the image to make his point.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023

These Mongolians are great stalwart men, with broad faces, clad in homespun woollen cloth of many folds, which is seldom taken off till it is worn off.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James