Mongoloid

[ mong-guh-loid, mon- ]

/ ˈmɒŋ gəˌlɔɪd, ˈmɒn- /

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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 Inuits and the American Indians.

Pathology.Often mongoloid . (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.

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

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Origin of Mongoloid

First recorded in 1865–70; Mongol + -oid

Words nearby Mongoloid

Mongolian People's Republic, mongolian spot, Mongolian wild ass, Mongolic, mongolism, Mongoloid, mongoose, mongrel, mongrelize, mongst, Mongu

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How to use Mongoloid in a sentence

The late Mr. John Gray would ascribe a Mongoloid origin to them.
Ulster Folklore|Elizabeth Andrews
The “Alpine race” is commonly supposed to be Mongoloid in origin and to have come from Asia, the home of round-skulled races.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
The skull is round and arched above the breadth index being 77.7, of brachycephalic or Mongoloid type.
A New Hochelagan Burying-ground Discovered at Westmount on the Western Spur of Mount Royal, Montreal, July-September, 1898|W. D. Lighthall
In Negroid hair it is clumped, and in Mongoloid hair it is dense.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Mr. Stombaugh, you were discussing the characteristics of Caucasian as opposed to Negroid and Mongoloid hair.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Mongoloid (1 of 2)

mongoloid

/ (ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd) old-fashioned, taboo /

adjective

relating to or characterized by Down's syndrome

noun

a person affected by Down's syndrome

British Dictionary definitions for Mongoloid (2 of 2)

Mongoloid

/ (ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd) /

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

undefined Mongoloid

See Australoid

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Medical definitions for Mongoloid

Mongoloid

adj.

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

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