Mongolian

[mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon-]

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.

noun

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

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a native of Mongolia

2. the language of Mongolia See Khalkha

mongolian

²

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongolian¹

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

Example Sentences

A deaf Mongolian man who uses sign language to communicate has been released from immigration custody in Southern California after spending months in detention without access to an interpreter, a family member confirmed Saturday.

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In another case this month, a federal judge ruled that the government had to provide a Mongolian Sign Language interpreter to a deaf immigrant who has been detained in San Diego County since February.

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The programme, which her mother attended in the 1980s, was for ethnic Mongolian students like them.

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Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs.

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Mongolians have circulated on social media an extravagant wedding proposal by Oyun-Erdene's son, as well as expensive fashion items.

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