Mongoloid

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(mŏng'gə-loid', mŏn'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Anthropology. Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as yellowish-brown skin pigmentation, straight black hair, dark eyes with pronounced epicanthic folds, and prominent cheekbones and including peoples indigenous to central and eastern Asia. See Usage Note at race1.
  2. Characteristic of or resembling a Mongol.
  3. also mongoloid Offensive. Of or relating to Down syndrome.
n.
  1. Anthropology. A member of the Mongoloid racial classification.
  2. also mongoloid Offensive. A person affected with Down syndrome.


referring to peoples including those of east Asia and south-east Asia, is one of a set of terms used by 19th century anthropologists to classify human races. They are now outdated and potentially offensive, and the names of specific peoples or nationalities should normally be used.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mongolid
n. - mongolid person, mongolbarn

Nederlands (Dutch)
Mongoloïde

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) mongolien
n. - (Méd) mongolien, Mongolien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mongoloider
adj. - mongoloid, mongolenartig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (παθολ.) μογγολοειδής

Italiano (Italian)
mongoloide

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mongolóide (m)
adj. - mongolóide

Русский (Russian)
монголоид, монголоидный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mongoloide, mongólico, relativo a síndrome de Down, relativo a las razas mongoloides
n. - mongoloide, mongólico, persona afectada por el síndrome de Down, miembro de raza mongoloide

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mongoloid
adj. - mongol-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
像蒙古人的, 蒙古症的, 蒙古人种的, 蒙古人种, 蒙古症患者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 像蒙古人的, 蒙古症的, 蒙古人種的
n. - 蒙古人種, 蒙古症患者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다운 증후군에 관련된, 몽고 인종적인
n. - 다운 증후군 환자, 몽고 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - モンゴロイドの, 蒙古症の
n. - モンゴロイド

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مغولاني (صفه) منغولي, مغولي, مصاب بمرض المغوليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל מראה מונגולי, סובל מתסמונת דאון‬
n. - ‮מונגולואיד - אדם הסובל מתסמונת דאון‬


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