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Khalkha

noun
Khal·kha | \ˈkal-kə, ˈḵal-ḵə \

Definition of Khalkha 

1 : a member of a Mongol people of Outer Mongolia

2 : the language of the Khalkha people used as the official language of the country of Mongolia

First Known Use of Khalkha

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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