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MONGOL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia

Synonyms:

Mongol; Mongolian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mongol" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mongol"):

Mongol Tatar; Tartar; Tatar (a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century)

Kalka; Khalka; Khalkha (the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia)

Derivation:

Mongol (of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures

Example:

Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax

Synonyms:

Mongol; Mongolian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Mongolia (a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia)

Derivation:

Mongol (a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia)

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