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Mongolian

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Noun

1. mongol, mongolian

a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia

2. mongolian, mongolic, mongolic language

a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia

Adjective

3. mongolian

of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic

Example Sentences:
'the Mongolian embassy'

4. mongol, mongolian

of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures

Example Sentences:
'the Mongol invaders'
'a Mongolian pony'
'Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mongolian

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adjective
1. 
of or relating to Mongolia, its people, or their language
noun
2. 
a native of Mongolia
3. 
the language of Mongolia
Khalkha
adjective
offensive
(not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down's syndrome

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Mongolian

see synonyms of mongolian
noun
1. 
Mongol (sense 1)
2. 
a family of languages, including Kalmuck and Khalkha, within the Altaic grouping
3. 
Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia
adjective
4. 
of Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures
5. 
designating or affected with Down syndrome
now obsolete as a medical term and regarded as disparaging

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Mongolian

see synonyms of mongolian
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.
a. Any of the various spoken and written dialects and languages of the Mongols living in Mongolia and China. Also called Mongol.
b. See Mongolic.
4. Anthropology A member of the Mongoloid racial classification. No longer in scientific use.

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