释义 |
[ mong-goh-lee-uhn, mon- ] / mɒŋˈgoʊ li ən, mɒn- /
adjectivepertaining to Mongolia. of or relating to the Mongol people of inner Asia. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) Mongoloid. of or relating to Mongolian, a branch of the Altaic languages. nouna native or inhabitant of the Mongolian People's Republic. a native or inhabitant of Inner Mongolia. Also Mongolic. a group of languages including Buriat and Khalkha and constituting a branch of Altaic. any of the languages of this branch, especially Khalkha. a member of the Mongoloid peoples of Asia. Origin of MongolianFirst recorded in 1730–40; Mongoli(a) + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Mongoliannon-Mon·go·li·an, adjective, nounpre-Mon·go·li·an, adjectivepseu·do-Mon·go·li·an, adjective, nountrans-Mon·go·li·an, adjectiveWords nearby MongolianMonge's disease, mongo, Mongol, Mongol Empire, Mongolia, Mongolian, Mongolian fold, Mongolian hot pot, Mongolian idiocy, Mongolian People's Republic, mongolian spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for MongolianUnder Mongolian law, any fossil specimen found in the Gobi Desert must stay in the possession of a Mongolian institution. Stopping the Million-Dollar Fossil Thieves: Illegal Trade Meets World of Insatiable Research|Scott Bixby|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is he a bearded Mongolian warrior on horseback, decked out in lustrous jade and gold armor? ‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken|Marlow Stern|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Week after week we are shaken to learn that French bistro—No, Mongolian—No, Genever gin—No, soba—is THE food trend of the moment. This Book Will Change the Way You Eat|Lucas Wittmann|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Certainly, similar conversations occur in miniscule Japanese apartments or Mongolian yurts, with appropriate substitutions. All Hail the French Meal|Amelia Smith|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Ghurkhas looked on in silence at our symposium, their broad Mongolian faces inscrutable. Leaves from a Field Note-Book|J. H. Morgan Brewster had objected to this at first, inasmuch as the Mongolian was a stranger, and because it was not good to make bills. The Comstock Club|Charles Carroll Goodwin Zengis-Khans was Mongolian in the same way, the mass of his subjects and major part of his area being Turk. The Ethnology of Europe|Robert Gordon Latham Then tents were packed, ponies laden, and the Professor and his staff set off for that Mongolian city. Under the Chinese Dragon|F. S. Brereton They were ugly-looking, of a Mongolian type, with scanty moustaches and a few long hairs sticking out of their chins. Glimpses of Bengal|Sir Rabindranath Tagore
British Dictionary definitions for Mongolian (1 of 2)
adjectiveoffensive (not in technical use) of, relating to, or affected by Down's syndrome British Dictionary definitions for Mongolian (2 of 2)
adjectiveof or relating to Mongolia, its people, or their language nouna native of Mongolia the language of MongoliaSee Khalkha Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for Mongolian
adj.Relating to Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |