Altai

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or Al·tay

[ al-tahy; Russian uhl-tahy ]

noun
  1. a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.

Other definitions for Altai (2 of 2)

Altai2
[ al-tahy ]

noun,plural Al·tais, (especially collectively) Al·tai for 1.
  1. a member of a grouping of peoples living mainly in the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region of the Russian Federation.

  2. the Turkic language of the Altai.

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