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Mon·gol·oid

(mŏng′gə-loid′, mŏn′-)
adj.
1. Of or being a human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as yellowish-brown skin, straight black hair, dark eyes with epicanthic folds, and prominent cheekbones and including peoples indigenous to central and eastern Asia. No longer in scientific use. See Usage Note at Negroid.
2. Characteristic of or resembling a Mongol.
3. also mongoloid Offensive Of or relating to Down syndrome.
n.
1. A member of the Mongoloid racial classification. No longer in scientific use.
2. also mongoloid Offensive A person with Down syndrome.
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Mongoloid

(ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd)
adj
(Peoples) denoting, relating to, or belonging to one of the supposed racial groups of mankind, including most of the peoples of Asia, the Inuit, and the North American Indians
n
(Peoples) a member of this group
Usage: See at Australoid

mongoloid

(ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd) or

mongolian

adj
(Pathology) relating to or characterized by Down's syndrome
n
(Pathology) a person affected by Down's syndrome
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Mon•gol•oid

(ˈmɒŋ gəˌlɔɪd, ˈmɒn-)

adj.
1. of, designating, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by yellowish complexion, prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds, and straight black hair and including the Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Eskimos, and, in some classifications, the American Indians.
2. (often l.c.) (no longer in technical use) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.
n.
3. a member of the Mongoloid race.
4. (usu. l.c.) (no longer in technical use) a person affected with Down syndrome.
[1865–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. Mongoloid - a member of the Mongoloid race
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2. mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard - a person of subnormal intelligence
Adj. 1. [画像:Mongoloid - characteristic of or resembling a Mongol]mongoloid - characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
2. Mongoloid - of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
3. mongoloid - of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;
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Translations

Mongoloid

[ˈmɒŋgəlɔɪd] ADJ (Anthropology) → mongólico

mongoloid

[ˈmɒŋgəlɔɪd] ADJ (Med) (o.f.) → mongoloide, mongólico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mongoloid

adj
(neg!) → mit Downsyndrom , → mongolid (neg!)
(Med) mongoloid → mongoloid
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mongoloid

a. mongoloide, rel. al mongolismo o que sufre del mismo.
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