Mongolic

[ mong-gol-ik, mon- ]

adjective

noun

Mongolian (def. 7).

Origin of Mongolic

First recorded in 1825–35; Mongol + -ic

Words Nearby Mongolic

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How to use Mongolic in a sentence

Asia is mainly peopled by races belonging to two great ethnographic types, the Caucasic or fair type, and the Mongolic or yellow.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 | Various
The lids of his Mongolic eyes were lowered, and the beads of jet glittered wickedly from under them.
The Heritage of the Hills | Arthur P. Hankins
The general yellow tint emphasizes their Mongolic appearance, which all travellers have noticed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 | Various
They may be called for distinction sake, the Jewish system, the Mongolic system, and the American system.
The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed. | C. S. Rafinesque
My reasons for supposing the language to be a Turkic or Mongolic dialect are simple.
Palestine | Claude Reignier Conder

British Dictionary definitions for Mongolic

Mongolic

/ (mɒŋˈɡɒlɪk) /

noun

a branch or subfamily of the Altaic family of languages, including Mongolian, Kalmuck, and Buryat
another word for Mongoloid

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