Mongolic

[ mong-gol-ik, mon- ]

adjective

1. Mongolian ( def 4 ).
2. Mongoloid ( def 2 ).

noun

1. Mongolian ( def 7 ).

Mongolic

/ mɒŋˈɡɒlɪk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongolic¹

First recorded in 1825–35; Mongol + -ic

Example Sentences

Asia is mainly peopled by races belonging to two great ethnographic types, the Caucasic or fair type, and the Mongolic or yellow.

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The lids of his Mongolic eyes were lowered, and the beads of jet glittered wickedly from under them.

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The general yellow tint emphasizes their Mongolic appearance, which all travellers have noticed.

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They may be called for distinction sake, the Jewish system, the Mongolic system, and the American system.

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My reasons for supposing the language to be a Turkic or Mongolic dialect are simple.

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