mongol

«mongol» in Mova's school dictionary: the people of Mongolia and nearby lands in Central and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a Mongol, Mongols); adjective (Mongol, Mongolian)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Mongols are the people of Mongolia and nearby lands in Central and East Asia, traditionally herders who moved with their animals and lived in round felt tents called gers or yurts. tree →

2) (history) Mongol describes the huge empire built by Genghis Khan and his family, the largest joined land empire in history, stretching from China to Eastern Europe. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons pupils learn about Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, Mongol horse riders and archers, the Silk Road trade they protected, and the attacks on cities such as Kyiv. In geography lessons pupils learn that Mongolia today is a country between Russia and China with grasslands called steppes. Phrases: «Mongol Empire», «Mongol horsemen».

examples

• Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes. tree →
• The Mongol Empire stretched across Asia and into Europe. tree →
• Mongol riders could shoot arrows while galloping. tree →
• The Mongols attacked and burned Kyiv. tree →
• Many Mongol families still live in round tents called gers. tree →
• Kublai Khan was a Mongol ruler of China. tree →
• Marco Polo travelled to the court of the Mongol emperor. tree →

note

Capital M. «Mongol» is for the people and their history; «Mongolian» is the usual adjective for today's country and language. Warning: an old use of this word with a small m as an insult for people with Down's syndrome is very offensive — never use it that way.

In the corpora

• In the 1200s and 1300s the Mongol Empire controlled most of the Silk Road, making it safer for traders to cross.
• In 1337 China was ruled by the Mongol Yuan dynasty, which the Chinese Ming dynasty overthrew in 1368.
• Temujin united the Mongol tribes and in 1206 was named Genghis Khan, meaning universal ruler.
• The Mongols used Chinese and Persian engineers to besiege walled cities, and cities that resisted were often destroyed and many people died.
• The Mongols let people of many religions worship freely, including Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, which helped them rule many different peoples.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mongol» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.