■ adjective
1》 relating to the broad division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of east Asia, SE Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.
2》 ( mongoloid ) offensive having Down's syndrome.
■ noun
1》 a person of a ~ physical type.
2》 offensive a person with Down's syndrome.
Usage
The term ~ belongs to a set of terms introduced by 19th-century anthropologists attempting to categorize human races. Such terms are associated with outdated notions of racial types, and so are now potentially offensive and best avoided.