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Mongoloid

A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Pacific Oceania, and the Americas, as well as their diaspora in other parts of the world.

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noun

1
A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Pacific Oceania, and the Americas, as well as their diaspora in other parts of the world.
2
A person with Down syndrome.
3
Idiot, retard; a general term of abuse, due to association with Down syndrome.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mongoloid"

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Word	Definition
mongonoun	(Philippines) mung bean
mongoliannoun	Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
caucasoidnoun	(anthropology, dated) Being a member of a human racial classification composed of several peoples inhabiting Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and parts of East Africa, South Asia and Central Asia – as well as their descendants in other world regions.
mongolnoun	A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
mongholiannoun	Obsolete form of Mongolian. [Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.]
australo-melanesiannoun	(archaic, anthropology) A member of a grouping of various people indigenous to Melanesia and Australia, sometimes also including some groups found in parts of South and Southeast Asia.
orientalnoun	Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
australoidnoun	(anthropology, historical) A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas as well as sometimes Dravidians.
asiaticnoun	(dated, now sometimes offensive) An Asian.
americanoidnoun	(anthropology) Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
caucasiannoun	(Canada, US, Australia, Singapore) Of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry; white.
mandchounoun	Obsolete form of Manchu. [A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.]
asiannoun	A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially:
negroidnoun	(anthropology, dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A person with characteristics of Africans, particularly coiled hair and dark skin.
australioidnoun	Alternative form of Australoid. [(anthropology, historical) A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas as well as sometimes Dravidians.]
eurasiannoun	Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.
manchunoun	A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.
mongolistnoun	One who studies Mongolia, the Mongolic languages or Mongolian culture.
indianoidnoun	(anthropology, dated, offensive) A person of a natural evolutionary origin in the Indian subcontinent, and anthropologically sharing much genetic history with Caucasoids.
mediterranidnoun	(anthropology, historical) A member of a subrace of the Caucasian race, as categorised by anthropologists in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, said to be prevalent in the Mediterranean Basin and areas near the Mediterranean, especially in North Africa and Western Asia.