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Mon
(mōn)n. pl. Mon or Mons
1. A member of a traditionally Buddhist people inhabiting eastern Myanmar (Burma) and adjacent parts of Thailand.
2. The Mon-Khmer language of the Mon.
mon
(mŏn)n. Scots
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Mon
(məʊn)npl Mon or Mons
Also called: Talaing1. (Peoples) a member of a people of Myanmar and Thailand related to the Khmer of Cambodia
2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family
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mon
(mɒn)n.
Dial. man.
Mon
(moʊn)n., pl. Mons, (esp. collectively) Mon.
1. a member of a people now living mainly in the N part of the Burmese panhandle, though historically occupying a broader area of the lower Irrawaddy and Salween rivers in lower Burma.
2. their Mon-Khmer language.
mon-
var. of mono- before a vowel: monestrous.
Mon.
1. Monday.
2. Monsignor.
mon.
1. monastery.
2. monetary.
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Noun | 1. | Mon - the second day of the week; the first working day weekday - any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) Whitmonday, Whitsun Monday - the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland |
2. | Mon - a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand Buddhist - one who follows the teachings of Buddha | |
3. | Mon - the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon Mon-Khmer - a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages |
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