Mongolian
Americanadjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic.
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a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia.
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Also a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic.
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any of the languages of this branch, especially Khalkha.
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Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples of Asia formerly referred to as Mongoloid.
adjective
noun
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a native of Mongolia
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the language of Mongolia See Khalkha
adjective
Other Word Forms
- non-Mongolian adjective
- pre-Mongolian adjective
- pseudo-Mongolian adjective
- trans-Mongolian adjective
Etymology
Origin of Mongolian
First recorded in 1730–40; Mongoli(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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When I finally rolled up, I realized what I thought was the end point was a deserted Mongolian shepherd village.
That tension reached a breaking point in September 1971, when Lin allegedly attempted a botched coup before dying in a mysterious plane crash in the Mongolian desert while fleeing to the Soviet Union.
They paired them with horn-shaped hats designed to protect against enemy arrows and survive the biting cold of the Mongolian steppes—and a trip to Northern Italy.
He kept his title hopes alive at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament by beating Hoshoryu on the penultimate day, then triumphed over the Mongolian again to clinch the title.
From Barron's
The name Khankhuuluu comes from Mongolian and translates to "prince of dragons" or "the dragon prince."
From Science Daily
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