mongoloid

“Mongoloid” is an outdated anthropological term referring to certain peoples from central and eastern Asia. Its use to label people with Down Syndrome is also dated and highly offensive. Avoid the term entirely. If you have cause to refer to people from Mongolia the proper term is “Mongolian.”

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• error vs err
• below table vs table below
• ruff vs rough
• ninty vs ninety
• seam vs seem

Definitions

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• n  a member of the Mongoloid race
• n  a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
• a  characteristic of or resembling a Mongol
  the mongoloid epicanthic fold
• a  of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
• a  of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;

News & Articles

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• Pat Robertson Approves Marrying First Cousins, But Don't Have 'Mongoloid Child' (Video)
  Pat Robertson Approves Marrying First Cousins, But Don't Have 'Mongoloid Child' (Video) Health Religion Pat Robertson Cousins Marrying Today on "The 700 Club," a viewer asked Pat Robertson whether or not people can marry their first cousins. Robertson correctly said the Bible does not ban first cousins from marrying but warned about having children, reports RightWingWatch.org (video below). "If ...
  March 4, 2014 - Opposing Views