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HMONG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Hmong" is a kind of...):
natural language; tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
Synonyms:
Hmong; Miao
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hmong" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to the Hmong people or their language or their culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Hmong (a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States)
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