What does "mongolian" mean?
A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.
Mongolian
/mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.
- Grammar: mongolian is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: mongol, mongolic, black, black man.
- Useful contrasts: non Mongolian, non Mongolic, non-Mongolian.
- Usage evidence: There are six sentences in Mongolian in Tatoeba as of now.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Mongolia. countable
"The Cossac there, The Calmuc, and Mungalian, round the bales In crowds resort."
- 2 a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia wordnet
- 3 A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia. uncountable
"Khalka […] Mongolian possesses seven vowels and twenty consonants."
- 4 a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia wordnet
- 5 A person of the mongoloid physical type. countable, uncountable
"A particular individual which the latter considered a Mongolian and the former assures us is an Ethiopian."
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
"He had a Sister, which according to the Mongalian custom lived in the devoted spiritual state."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Mongolian (“relating to or affected with Down syndrome”). alt-of
"The condition known as trisomy 21 syndrome or mongolian idiocy (sometimes referred to as Down's syndrome) had long been an enigma."
- 3 Resembling or having some of the characteristic physical features of the mongoloid racial type. dated
"The Mongolian variety inhabits eastern Asia, Finland, and Lapland in Europe, and includes the Esquimaux of North America."
- 4 Relating to or affected with Down syndrome. archaic, offensive
"The Mongolian type of idiocy occurs in more than ten per cent. of the cases which are presented to me."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures wordnet
- 2 of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic wordnet
Antonyms
Example
"There are six sentences in Mongolian in Tatoeba as of now."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "mongolian"?
Common synonyms include: mongol, mongolic, black, black man, boy, caucasian.
How do you use "mongolian" in a sentence?
There are six sentences in Mongolian in Tatoeba as of now.
How do you pronounce "mongolian"?
Pronounced /mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/.
Etymology
Originally from Mongol + -ian, a translation (1706) of the German mongolisch, mongalisch. Subsequently, from the name of the country of Mongolia + -an.