Mongolian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mongolian in British English:
UK [mɒŋˈɡəʊliən]
How to pronounce Mongolian in American English:
US [ mɑːŋˈɡoʊliən]
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- Noun:
- a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
- a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic
- of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures
Word Origin
- Mongolian
- 1738 (adj.); 1846 (n.), from Mongol + -ian. As a classification for "the Asiatic race," it is from 1868.
Example
- 1. Investors already have shown a strong appetite for mongolian debt .
- 2. Today mongolian americans are employed in a variety of professional enterprises .
- 3. Her parents were bilingual , speaking mandarin and mongolian .
- 4. More recently , far-right groups in europe have attacked mongolian migrants .
- 5. But a top mongolian official warned the deal may yet change form .