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Altai
1or Al·tay
[ al-tahy; Russian uhl-tahy ]
noun
- a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). : Barnaul.
Altai
2[ al-tahy ]
noun
, plural Al·tais, (especially collectively) Al·tai
- a member of a grouping of peoples living mainly in the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region of the Russian Federation.
- the Turkic language of the Altai.
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The Altai Mountains lie north of Mongolia, with an average elevation of from 5000 to 7000 feet.
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In this direction the Altai, Sayan, and other ranges continue the line of elevations to the north-eastern coast.
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A ride of twenty versts, and he reached Poperetchwaia, the last village in this part of the Altai.
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Lying deep among the Baikal Mountains, an off-shoot of the Altai, it presents some vividly coloured and striking scenery.
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It is the capital of the Altai mining districts, and besides smelting furnaces possesses glassworks, a bell-foundry and a mint.
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