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Mon⋅go⋅li⋅an

  [mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon-]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to Mongolia.
2. of or pertaining to the Mongol people of inner Asia.
3. Anthropology. Mongoloid.
4. of or pertaining to Mongolian, a branch of the Altaic languages.
–noun
5. a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic.
6. a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia.
7. Also, Mongolic. a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic.
8. any of the languages of this branch, esp. Khalkha.
9. a member of the Mongoloid peoples of Asia.
Origin:
1730–40; Mongoli(a) + -an
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Mon·go·li·an   (mŏng-gō'lē-ən, -gōl'yən, mŏn-)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to Mongolia, the Mongols, or their language or culture.
  2. also mongolian Offensive Of or relating to Down syndrome.
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.
  2. A member of the Mongol people.
  3. Anthropology A member of the Mongoloid racial division.
    1. A subfamily of the Altaic language family, Mongolian and Kalmyk being the most important members.
    2. Any of the various spoken and written dialects and languages of the Mongols living in Mongolia and China. Also called Mongol.
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Mongolian

Mon*go"li*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols. -- n. One of the Mongols.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1Mon·go·lian
Pronunciation: män-'gOl-y&n, mä[ng]-, -'gO-lE-&n
Function: adjective
: MONGOLOID

Main Entry: 2Mongolian
Function: noun
1 : MONGOL 1
2 often notcapitalized : MONGOL 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Mongolian Mon·go·li·an or mon·go·li·an (mŏng-gō'lē-ən, -gōl'yən, mŏn-)
adj.
Relating to Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive.

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