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Mongolian

Mongolian

12 4.3
Relating to Mongolia, its people, language, or culture
  • adjective
  • /mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/
translation icon : mongol
  • The Mongolian culture is rich with traditions, including music and intricate clothing.
  • Mongolian people
  • Mongolian history
  • Mongolian government

Me and the students and a couple of the other adults took a bus and went way up north into the Inner Mongolian grasslands.

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Examples

  • According to Mongolian folklore, the dogs are able to see into the spirit world...

  • Other independent Mongolian leaders suffered for trying to develop contacts with the West.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We stood there talking about Mongolian heavy industry in the cold.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • This most famous of all Mongolian generals was one of the few to die of old age.

  • Oh, we had Mongolian barbecue last night.

  • At that time, our department was one of the best in the USA for Mongolian language instruction.

    Blog text (1)
  • Nevertheless, the Mongolian People's Republic became a member of the United Nations in 1961.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In this essay, the ecological setting of Mongolian pastoralism is first briefly described.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In addition to this textbook, the author is interested in the cultural parallels between Mongolian nomads and American Indians.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Our visit was timed to enjoy the traditional Naadam Festival—sort of a Mongolian Olympics.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

Mongol
vsMongolian
3 6.0

From Mongolia or relating to its people and culture

refers to the same things but mentions a single language rather than multiple

Compounds

The former name of Mongolia during its socialist period from 1924 to 1992

9.9

An old, wrong idea that grouped East and Southeast Asian people and is now seen as insulting

Surface Forms

Mongolian positive

Morphology

Mongolian = Mongol (transparent) = Mongol + ian

Adjectival/demonymic formation using the productive suffix '-ian' on the ethnonym is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Mongolian comes from Mongolia, literally 'land of the Mongol people', so Mongolian describes anything relating to that country, its people, or its culture.