Pareoean

noun

Par·​e·​oe·​an

ˌparēˈēən

plural -s

in some anthropological theories : a member of a people of southern Mongolia

called also Southern Mongol

Word History

Etymology

para- entry 1 + Greek ēōs dawn + English -ean (as in European)

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