Mongoloid
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Mongoloid/ˈmɒŋɡ(ə)lɔɪd/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to the broad division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of east Asia, SE Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.
- 2 (mongoloid) offensive having Down's syndrome.
- 1 a person of a Mongoloid physical type.
- 2 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 Such terms are associated with outdated notions of racial types, and so are now potentially offensive and best avoided.
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