Mongol
A member of an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and various autonomous…A member of an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and various autonomous territories throughout China, tracing their unified identity back to the 13th-century imperial conquests of Genghis Khan.
» Mongolia is called "Mongol Uls" in Mongolian.
Meaning
4 sensesA member of an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and various autonomous territories throughout China, tracing their unified identity back to the 13th-century imperial conquests of Genghis Khan.
(dated, derogatory, offensive)A person with Down syndrome.
Mongoloider
A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
(ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples.
- a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
Examples
11 sentencesMongolia is called "Mongol Uls" in Mongolian.
Who came up with the "Tatar-Mongol yoke"?
ruКто придумал "татаро-монгольское иго"? — Ivanovb
The Mongol hordes wiped out everything in their path.
deDie Mongolenhorden vernichteten alles auf ihrem Weg. — Esperantostern
Mary's mother is Lakota and her father is a Mongol.
deMarias Mutter ist Lakota-Indianerin; ihr Vater ist Mongole. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I come from Mongolia. I'm Mongol, and I speak Mongolian.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). TBorrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.
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