Mongol
noun
a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.
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Mongol
American
[mong-guhl, -gohl, mon-]
/ ˈmɒŋ gəl, -goʊl, ˈmɒn- /
noun
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a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.
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Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a person having Mongoloid characteristics.
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any Mongolian language.
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(often lowercase) (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.
adjective
Mongol
1
British
/ ˈmɒŋɡɒl, -ɡəl /
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Mongolia, esp a nomad
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the Mongolian language
mongol
2
British
/ ˈmɒŋɡəl /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Mongol
First recorded in 1610–20; from French mongal, ultimately from Mongolian Mongol, possibly from mong “brave”
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While Genghis may have been the most skilled chief among his Mongol contemporaries, his skills would have been wasted if he had been born 20 years earlier, or 200 miles to the south.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The chart extends from the islands of the North Atlantic Ocean to the Mongol empire’s Golden Horde in what is now Eastern Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
He gave the president a copy of a missive between Pope Innocent IV and the third Mongol emperor, Guyug, in 1246.
From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2023
Francis arrives in the Mongol capital Ulaanbaatar on Friday morning after an overnight flight passing through Chinese airspace, which will give him a rare opportunity to send a note of greetings to President Xi Jinping.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
As Samir crawled over to check my knee, I said, “That’s the Mongol gunner, right?”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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