Mongolian

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/ UK /mɒŋˈɡəʊ.li.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #23611

Meanings

1

adj
relating to Mongolia, its people, language, or culture

The festival included Mongolian music and wrestling.
2

noun
a person from Mongolia or of Mongolian nationality or descent

A Mongolian climber guided the expedition across the steppe.
3

noun
the principal Mongolic language of Mongolia

The notice was printed in Mongolian and English.
4

adj
dated anthropology: belonging to a formerly proposed broad racial category for Asian and other peoples

Modern anthropology rejects Mongolian as a biological racial classification.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a person from mongolia or... person from Mongolia

3 noun · the principal mongolic... Mongolian language

Word family

Forms Mongolians

Derived forms Mongolianism

Related forms MongoliaMongolMongolic languages

Etymology

Formed from Mongol + -ian, influenced by German mongolisch, and later understood as Mongolia + -an. The modern word refers to Mongolia and its people or language; nineteenth-century racial classifications using the term are obsolete and scientifically invalid.

Topics

People & Society

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# Mongolian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/
**IPA (UK):** /mɒŋˈɡəʊ.li.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 23611

## Meanings
1. relating to Mongolia, its people, language, or culture
2. a person from Mongolia or of Mongolian nationality or descent
3. the principal Mongolic language of Mongolia
4. dated anthropology: belonging to a formerly proposed broad racial category for Asian and other peoples

## Examples
- The festival included Mongolian music and wrestling.
- A Mongolian climber guided the expedition across the steppe.
- The notice was printed in Mongolian and English.
- Modern anthropology rejects Mongolian as a biological racial classification.

## Synonyms
- person from Mongolia
- Mongolian language

## Derived Forms
- Mongolianism

## Related Forms
- Mongolia
- Mongol
- Mongolic languages

## Etymology
Formed from Mongol + -ian, influenced by German mongolisch, and later understood as Mongolia + -an. The modern word refers to Mongolia and its people or language; nineteenth-century racial classifications using the term are obsolete and scientifically invalid.

## Topics
- People & Society

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