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adj
Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, offensive
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
A person with Down syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive
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noun
An idiot, a retard; a general term of abuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, derogatory, offensive, slang
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of mongoloid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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adjective
of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
characteristic of or resembling a Mongol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard
noun
a member of the Mongoloid race
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology tree English Mongol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English mongoloid From Mongol + -oid.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
