Mongol

[ mong-guhl, -gohl, mon- ]

noun
  1. a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.

  2. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a person having Mongoloid characteristics.

  1. any Mongolian language.

  2. (often lowercase)Pathology. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.

adjective

Origin of Mongol

1
First recorded in 1610–20; from French mongal, ultimately from Mongolian Mongol, possibly from mong “brave”

Other words from Mongol

  • non-Mongol, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mongol (1 of 2)

mongol

/ (ˈmɒŋɡəl) /


noun
  1. a formerly used and now highly offensive name for a person affected by Down's syndrome

British Dictionary definitions for Mongol (2 of 2)

Mongol

/ (ˈmɒŋɡɒl, əl) /


noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Mongolia, esp a nomad

  2. the Mongolian language

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