Mongol
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Mon·gol
(mŏng'gəl, -gōl', mŏn'-) 
n.
n.
- A member of any of the traditionally nomadic peoples of Mongolia.
- See Mongolian (sense ).
- Anthropology. A member of the Mongoloid racial division.
- Of or relating to Mongolia, the Mongols, or their language or culture.
- Anthropology. Of or relating to the Mongoloid racial division.
[Mongolian Mongol.]
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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mongol, mongolism, mongoloid
terms formerly used for sufferers of what is now called Down's syndrome, are considered offensive and should be avoided.
| moneys, moneyed, monetarism, monetarist, monetary | |
| mongoose, monkey, monologue, soliloquy |
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Member of an Asian people originally from the Mongolian Plateau who share a common language and a nomadic tradition of herding sheep, cattle, goats, and horses. In the 10th12th centuries the Khitan ( Liao dynasty), Juchen (Chin dynasty), and Tatars ruled in Mongolia, but Mongol power was greatest in the 13th century, when Genghis Khan, his sons (notably gdei), and his grandsons Batu and Kublai Khan created one of the world's largest empires. It declined greatly in the 14th century, when China was lost to the Ming dynasty and the Golden Horde was defeated by Muscovy. Ming incursions effectively ended Mongol unity, and by the 15th16th centuries only a loose federation existed. Today the plateau is divided between independent Mongolia and Chinese-controlled Inner Mongolia. Other Mongols live in Siberia. Tibetan Buddhism is the principal Mongol religion.
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Mongol
Dansk (Danish)
n. - person der lider af Down's syndrom
Français (French)
n. - Mongol, (Ling) mongol, (Méd) mongolien (péj)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Mongoloider, Mongole
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) μογγολοειδής, μογγολικός, (εθνολ.) Μογγόλος
Italiano (Italian)
mongolo, mongoloide
Português (Portuguese)
n. - portador da Síndrome de Down (m), mongol (m)
Русский (Russian)
монгол, монголка, монгольский язык, монгольский
Español (Spanish)
n. - mongólico, mongol
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蒙古人
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蒙古人
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 몽고증(다운 증후군)환자
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - モンゴル人, モンゴル語
adj. - モンゴル語の, モンゴル人の, モンゴルの
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מונגולי, דומה למונגולי במראהו, מונגולואיד, בעל/ת תיסמונת דאון
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