Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Mongoloid /ˈmɒŋ.ɡə.lɔɪd/ is the general physical type of some or all of the populations of East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Eastern Russia, the Arctic, the Americas, parts of the Pacific Islands and parts of South Asia. Individuals within these populations often share certain associated phenotypic traits, such as epicanthic folds (epicanthus), sinodonty and neoteny.The term \"mongoloid\" was introduced by early ethnology primarily to describe various central and East Asian populations, one of the proposed three major races (Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid) of humanity. Although some forensic anthropologists and other scientists continue to use the term in some contexts (such as criminal justice), the use of the term mongoloid is discouraged now by most anthropologists due to both the validity of typological models of racial classification being disputed, and the connotations of its independent use in reference to Down Syndrome and associated intellectual disabilities, previously referred to as \"Mongolian imbecility\" or \"Mongolian idiocy\"."@en }
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- Mongoloid abstract "Mongoloid /ˈmɒŋ.ɡə.lɔɪd/ is the general physical type of some or all of the populations of East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Eastern Russia, the Arctic, the Americas, parts of the Pacific Islands and parts of South Asia. Individuals within these populations often share certain associated phenotypic traits, such as epicanthic folds (epicanthus), sinodonty and neoteny.The term \"mongoloid\" was introduced by early ethnology primarily to describe various central and East Asian populations, one of the proposed three major races (Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid) of humanity. Although some forensic anthropologists and other scientists continue to use the term in some contexts (such as criminal justice), the use of the term mongoloid is discouraged now by most anthropologists due to both the validity of typological models of racial classification being disputed, and the connotations of its independent use in reference to Down Syndrome and associated intellectual disabilities, previously referred to as \"Mongolian imbecility\" or \"Mongolian idiocy\".".