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Hmong

Definitions of Hmong
  1. adjective
    of or related to the Hmong people or their language or their culture
  2. noun
    a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
    synonyms: Miao
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    type of:
    Asian, Asiatic
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  3. noun
    a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
    synonyms: Hmong language, Miao
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    type of:
    natural language, tongue
    a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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