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  Mongolian

  adjective

  pertaining to Mongolia.
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  mongolian

  adjective

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

Mongolian

American  

[mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon-] / mɒŋˈgoʊ li ən, mɒn- /

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.

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noun

Mongolians plural

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 British  

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native of Mongolia

2. the language of Mongolia See Khalkha

mongolian ² British  

/ mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Mongolians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Mongolian

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

Example Sentences

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The score took roughly six months to craft and involved the creation of new tools to build the earthy and whimsical sounds, including a cello based on Mongolian string instruments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

In the final episode, they worked briefly in a Mongolian bar to help pay for a taxi.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

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

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

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

The inhabitants of this little-known part of the great asiatic continent, are mongolian Tartars.

From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by Smith, J. J.

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

For centuries, Mongolians have wrapped themselves in cashmere to survive brutal winters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The research reveals the underappreciated role that ancient Mongolians played in the spread of horse riding technology and culture around the globe.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023

Many Mongolians still live a nomadic tradition to graze their animals and in his homily, the pope used the image to make his point.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023

The Mongolians were streaming up from their threatened quarter, and, like the others, tramping silently out to the Presidio.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn