a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a person having Mongoloid characteristics.
any Mongolian language.
(often lowercase) (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.
a native or inhabitant of Mongolia, esp a nomad
the Mongolian language
First recorded in 1610–20; from French mongal, ultimately from Mongolian Mongol, possibly from mong “brave”
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“Look at what the Chinese and Mongols can do when they work together!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The Asylum Motorcycle Club is a “support club” for the Mongols, meaning its members are allowed to tag along to Mongols events, the complaint says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
Santillan, a 25-year member of the Mongols, testified in 2022 that he was “in limbo” with the club, stripped of his title as president.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
The Cholas were as important to the Indian Ocean as the Mongols were to inner Eurasia.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
He decided that he and his Mongols should invade Japan.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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