mongolian

adjective

1. pertaining to Mongolia.
2. of or relating to the Mongol people of inner Asia.
3. Anthropology. Mongoloid.
4. of or relating 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, especially Khalkha.
9. a member of the Mongoloid peoples of Asia.

adjective

1. offensive (not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down’s syndrome

adjective

1. of or relating to Mongolia, its people, or their language

noun

2. a native of Mongolia
3. the language of MongoliaSee Khalkha

1738 (adj.); 1846 (n.), from Mongol + -ian. As a classification for “the Asiatic race,” it is from 1868. adj.

1. Relating to Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive.