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mongoloid

mon·go·loid

UK/ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ US/ˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ rare dated slang

adjective

1.

characteristic of or resembling a Mongol

  • “the mongoloid epicanthic fold”
2.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia

3.

of or relating to or suffering from Down Syndrome

  • “a mongoloid child”

Origin

From Mongol + -oid.

Phrases

  • mongoloid fold

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