MONGOLIAN


Meaning of MONGOLIAN in English

I. -ən adjective

Etymology: Mongolia, territory in Asia + English -an

1. usually capitalized : of or relating to Mongolia or the Mongolian People's Republic or to the Mongols or their language

a Mongolian pony

the Mongolian embassy

2. usually capitalized : mongoloid 1

3. sometimes capitalized : of, relating to, or affected with mongolism

II. noun

( -s )

1. capitalized

a. : mongol 1

b. : mongoloid 1

c. : a native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic

2. usually capitalized : the Mongolic language of the Mongol people

3. sometimes capitalized : one affected with mongolism

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.