mongoloid
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/
The English word “mongoloid” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.
- A person with Down syndrome.
- An idiot, a retard; a general term of abuse.
adjective
- Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification.
Etymology
From Mongol + -oid.
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