Quoted: I think you mean Mongoloid and that's an outmoded way of thinking.
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Nope I meant Mongolian as originally typed, but apparently it has been too long since I was in school....we were taught that Caucasian, Negro, and Mongolian were the three races among modern humans.
Mon·go·li·an ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mng-gl-n, -glyn, mn-)
adj.
Of or relating to Mongolia, the Mongols, or their language or culture.
also mongolian Offensive. Of or relating to Down syndrome.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.
A member of the Mongol people.
Anthropology. A member of the Mongoloid racial division. No longer in scientific use. A subfamily of the Altaic language family, Mongolian and Kalmyk being the most important members.
Any of the various spoken and written dialects and languages of the Mongols living in Mongolia and China. Also called Mongol.
I stand corrected, and will use the term Mongoloid in the future. Looks like it is time for a new dictionary.