Mon·ta·gnard also mon·ta·gnard 
(mŏn′tən-yärd)
(mŏn′tən-yärd)n.
A member of a people inhabiting the mountains and highlands of southern Vietnam near the border of Cambodia.
adj.
Of or relating to the Montagnards or their culture.
[French, mountaineer, from montagne, mountain, from Old French montaigne; see MOUNTAIN.]