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Hmong

noun \ ˈməŋ \

Definition of Hmong

plural Hmong
1 : a member of a mountain-dwelling people inhabiting southeastern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
2 : the language of the Hmong people

Origin and Etymology of hmong

Hmong hmoŋ (with high level tone), a self-designation

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