pareoean

pareoean
\\ˌparēˈēən\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: para- (I) + Greek ēōs dawn + English -ean (as in European) — more at east
: a member of a Mongoloid people having black hair with scant face and body hair, yellowish brown skin, broad face, short flat nose, short stature, and the Mongolian eye fold — called also Southern Mongol

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Pareoean /par-ē-ēˈən/
adjective
Of a race inhabiting S China, Myanmar (Burma), etc, otherwise called Southern Mongoloid (also noun)
ORIGIN: Gr para beside, and ēōs dawn

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