Montagnard
[ mon-tuhn-yahrd, -yahr ]
/ ˌmɒn tənˈyɑrd, -ˈyɑr /
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noun, plural Mon·ta·gnards, (especially collectively) Mon·ta·gnard.
(sometimes lowercase) a member of a dark-skinned people of mixed ethnic origins inhabiting the highland areas of Vietnam.
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mons veneris, Mont., Montadale, montage, Montagnais, Montagnard, Montagu, Montague, Montague grammar, Montagu's harrier, Montaigne
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Montagnard
/ (ˌmɒntənˈjɑːd, -ˈjɑː) /
noun plural -gnards or -gnard
a member of a hill people living on the border between Vietnam, Laos, and NE Cambodia
a member of a North American Indian people living in the N Rocky Mountains
Word Origin for Montagnard
C19: from French: mountaineer, from montagne mountain
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