Mongolian race

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • An Asian race: The term "Mongolian race" historically refers to a major racial grouping used in some older anthropological classifications, typically encompassing peoples indigenous to East Asia, Central Asia, and parts of Southeast Asia.
Usage Notes
  • The term "Mongolian race" is considered outdated and problematic in modern anthropological and social contexts. It is associated with historical racial typologies that have been largely discredited. Contemporary language favors more specific ethnic, national, or geographic descriptors (e.g., East Asian, Central Asian) rather than broad, biologically-based racial categories.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • In 19th-century anthropology, the "Mongolian race" was one of the proposed major divisions of humankind.
    • The concept of a "Mongolian race" included populations from China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Anthropological Context: The term is primarily encountered in historical texts discussing now-obsolete racial theories.
    • The outdated theory divided humanity into three primary stocks: the Caucasian, the Mongolian, and the Ethiopian races.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mongoloid (adj/noun): An even more outdated and now generally offensive term historically used as a synonym for "Mongolian race." Its use is strongly discouraged.
  • East Asian (adj/noun): A modern, preferred term referring to people and cultures from East Asia (e.g., China, Japan, Korea).
  • Central Asian (adj/noun): A modern, preferred term referring to people and cultures from Central Asia (e.g., Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan).
Synonyms
  • Asian race (historical, broad): A similarly broad and outdated categorical term.
  • Yellow race (historical, offensive): An archaic and pejorative term, now completely unacceptable.
Related Phrases/Idioms
Noun
  1. an Asian race

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