"mongoloid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ [General-American] Forms: mongoloids [plural]
Etymology: Mongol + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Mongol|oid}} Mongol + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} mongoloid (plural mongoloids)
  1. (anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, and the Americas, as well as their diaspora in other parts of the world. Tags: dated, offensive Categories (topical): Anthropology Translations (member of the racial classification composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Pacific Oceania, and the Americas, and their diaspora): 蒙古人种 (Měnggǔ rénzhǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), मंगोल (maṅgol) [masculine] (Hindi), モンゴロイド (mongoroido) (Japanese), 黄色人種 (ōshoku jinshu) (alt: おうしょくじんしゅ) (Japanese), 蒙古人種 (Mōko jinshu) (alt: もうこじんしゅ) (Japanese), моңғолоид (moñğoloid) (Kazakh), 몽골 인종 (monggol injong) (Korean), монголои́д (mongoloíd) (Macedonian), mongoloide (Portuguese), монголо́ид (mongolóid) [masculine] (Russian), malamunggol (Tagalog), มองโกลอยด์ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-mongoloid-en-noun-RHpM6dBE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 33 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 43 33 24 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'member of the racial classification composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Pacific Oceania, and the Americas, and their diaspora': 88 8 4
  2. (now offensive) A person with Down syndrome. Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-mongoloid-en-noun--g52Wihg Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 40 24
  3. (offensive) Idiot, retard; a general term of abuse, due to association with Down syndrome. Tags: offensive Derived forms (idiot, retard): mong, mongo [British, Scottish]
    Sense id: en-mongoloid-en-noun-xqbH9cIH Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of 'idiot, retard': 4 7 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mongoloid (english: especially the racial classification) Related terms: Mongol, Mongolian, mongolism, Australoid, Caucasoid, negroid

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