Mongoloid

[mong-guh-loid, mon-]

adjective

resembling the Mongols.

Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds about the eyes, and straight black hair, and including the Mongols, Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Annamese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetans, and, to some extent, the Eskimos and the American Indians.

(often lowercase) Pathology. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.

noun

Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Mongoloid race.

(usually lowercase) Pathology. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.

Origin of Mongoloid

First recorded in 1865–70; Mongol + -oid

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Examples from the Web for mongoloid

Historical Examples of mongoloid

They had, in fact, according to the craniologists, the characteristics of a Mongoloid race.
The Hittites
A. H. Sayce
As we have seen, the Mongoloid features are traceable in India.
Indian Myth and Legend
Donald Alexander Mackenzie
His eyes were black, with just the faintest hint of a Mongoloid fold.
The Caves of Fear
John Blaine
The late Mr. John Gray would ascribe a Mongoloid origin to them.
Ulster Folklore
Elizabeth Andrews
There are Mongoloid race types in the regions where all three come from.
Degeneracy
Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for mongoloid

mongoloid

adjective

relating to or characterized by Down's syndrome

noun

a person affected by Down's syndrome

Mongoloid

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to one of the supposed racial groups of mankind, including most of the peoples of Asia, the Inuit, and the North American Indians

noun

a member of this group

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See Australoid

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Word Origin and History for mongoloid

Mongoloid

1868 as a racial designation, from Mongol + -oid.

in reference to the genetic defect causing mental retardation (mongolism), 1899, from Mongoloid. So called for facial appearance. See Down's Syndrome. Such people were called Mongolian from 1866.

mongoloid in Medicine

Mongoloid

adj.

Of or relating to Down syndrome. Not in technical use.

n.

A person affected with Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive.