Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of one of the largest subgroups of the Hmong. Many Mong of Laos emigrated to the United States after the Vietnam War.
- noun A person of Mong ancestry.
- noun The dialect of Hmong spoken by the Mong.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word Mong means Down's syndrome about as much as the word Gay means happy. ie I never use the word Mong to mean anything to do with Downs Syndrome.
The Guardian World News Rachel Roberts 2011
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Resist the chance to buy a fake Rolex or stock up on electronics (you'll find better deals in Mong Kok or Causeway Bay), but don't miss the small cheap curry houses up on the higher floors.
Film-inspired holidays: The Hong Kong Kung Fu Holiday Richard Vine 2010
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Nyaruri, who wrote for the private Weekly Citizen under the name Mong'are Mokua, went missing on January 15, according to local journalists and relatives.
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Nyaruri, who wrote for the private Weekly Citizen under the name Mong'are Mokua, went missing on January 15, according to local journalists and relatives.
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Having spent the greater part of his career in the unglamorous after-sales service division the automotive equivalent of Siberia, the notion of Mong Koo Chung turning into a hard-driving turnaround champ seemed far-fetched.
The Emerging Markets Century Antoine van Agtmael 2007
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"Mong" is short for "mongoloid", which was jettisoned as a term for Down's syndrome decades ago, at about the time Mr Cleese ceased to amuse.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Matthew Norman 2011
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"Mong" is short for "mongoloid", which was jettisoned as a term for Down's syndrome decades ago, at about the time Mr Cleese ceased to amuse.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Matthew Norman 2011
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There were major population movements of Shan in the sixth and thirteenth centuries, with a Shan kingdom known as Mong Mao already in existence in Burma's northern reaches by the ninth century.
WN.com - Articles related to China re-engages Myanmar ally 2010
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Shan in the sixth and thirteenth centuries, with a Shan kingdom known as Mong Mao already in existence in Burma's northern reaches by the ninth century.
WN.com - Articles related to China re-engages Myanmar ally 2010
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There were major population movements of Shan in the sixth and thirteenth centuries, with a Shan kingdom known as Mong Mao already in existence in Burma's northern reaches by the ninth century.
WN.com - Articles related to China re-engages Myanmar ally 2010
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