Mongolian
adjective
pertaining to Mongolia.
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[mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon-]
/ mɒŋˈgoʊ li ən, mɒn- /
adjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic.
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a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia.
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Also a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic.
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any of the languages of this branch, especially Khalkha.
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Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples of Asia formerly referred to as Mongoloid.
Mongolian
1
British
/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /
adjective
noun
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a native of Mongolia
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the language of Mongolia See Khalkha
mongolian
2
British
/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /
adjective
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Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of Mongolian
First recorded in 1730–40; Mongoli(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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So far we've seen Jo and Kush unwinding during the race by playing basketball or enjoying an evening of Mongolian throat singing.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In 2020, ethnic Mongolians in northern China staged rare rallies against measures to reduce teaching in the Mongolian language in favour of Mandarin.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
That tension reached a breaking point in September 1971, when Lin allegedly attempted a botched coup before dying in a mysterious plane crash in the Mongolian desert while fleeing to the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
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.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
The Japanese were outnumbered and suffered huge losses, but then a typhoon blew in, pounding and sinking many Mongolian ships.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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