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mongoloid

mongoloid

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An old offensive word for physical features thought similar to Mongol people
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/
  • Slur
: mongoloide
  • Look at his half-closed, Mongoloid eyes and high eyebrows.

There was pink, I think I remember was Mongoloid and then there was Caucasoid and and and then.

Examples

  • The remaining group is in the hill region, which has an admixture of both the Indo-Aryan and Mongoloid groups.

    Academic text (1992)

  • There was pink, I think I remember was Mongoloid and then there was Caucasoid and and and then.

    The Royal Institution

  • I say it's a damaged mongoloid beast.

    Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)

  • The facial features of Maya and Prajapati were Mongoloid, like those of Buddha.

    Academic text (2006)

  • They bound the heads of their babies with string to lengthen the skull, and this lengthening persisted throughout life and gave the eyes a slightly Mongoloid appearance.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Akazawa, Takeru, and Emoke Szathmry, eds. Prehistoric Mongoloid Dispersals. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. $150.00 (cloth).

    Academic text (1996)

  • The artwork depicted faces with distinct Mongoloid traits, showcasing their cultural heritage.

  • The anthropologist noted the Mongoloid characteristics in the skeletal remains found at the archaeological site.

  • His appearance included traditional Mongoloid features typical of the peoples from that region.

Surface Forms

mongoloid positive

Morphology

mongoloid = Mongol (semi-transparent) = Mongol + oid

The adjective is regularly formed from 'Mongol' + '-oid', but the relation is technical and somewhat specialized rather than fully everyday.

Etymology

Mongoloid comes from Mongol 'people of Mongolia' plus -oid 'like', so it originally meant 'like Mongols'. Because of that origin, the adjective has been used to describe physical features thought to resemble those of Mongol peoples, which is why this meaning refers to resemblance to those groups.