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mongoloid
in reference to the genetic defect causing mental retardation (
mongolism
), 1899, from
Mongoloid
. So called for facial appearance. See
Down's Syndrome
. Such people were called
Mongolian
from 1866.
Mongoloid
1868 as a racial designation, from
Mongol
+
-oid
.