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

He kept his title hopes alive at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament by beating Hoshoryu on the penultimate day, then triumphed over the Mongolian again to clinch the title.

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The name Khankhuuluu comes from Mongolian and translates to "prince of dragons" or "the dragon prince."

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Despite this, Mongolians have dominated for the past few years - and one of the most exciting rising stars hails from Ukraine.

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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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