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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mongols \Mon"gols\, Mongolians \Mon*go"li*ans\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
One of the great races of man, including the greater part of
the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia,
with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the
world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of
the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of
Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the
Kalmuks.
[1913 Webster] Mongoose