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Pareoean

noun
Par·e·oe·an | \ ˌparēˈēən \
plural -s

Definition of Pareoean 

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

— called also Southern Mongol

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History and Etymology for Pareoean

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

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