adj.
- relating to the broad division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of east Asia, SE Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.
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(mongoloid)
offensive having Down's syndrome.
n.
- a person of a Mongoloid physical type.
- offensive a person with Down's syndrome.
Usage
The term Mongoloid belongs to a set of terms introduced by 19th-century anthropologists attempting to categorize human races. Such terms are associated with outdated notions of racial types, and so are now potentially offensive and best avoided.
