Altai
1 Americannoun
noun
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Altais,
plural
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Altai
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a member of a grouping of peoples living mainly in the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region of the Russian Federation.
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the Turkic language of the Altai.
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A park spokesperson said their "thoughts and heartfelt sympathies" remain with the man's family and confirmed the Amur tiger, called Altai, remained in the enclosure and would not be euthanised.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In 2016, a boy was diagnosed with a strand of plague after handling a marmot in Russia’s Altai region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Birch trees, however, grow commonly in the Mongolian Altai, suggesting that locals had crafted the saddle themselves, not traded for it.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023
A detachment of warships, including the destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov, the landing ship Alexander Otrakovsky and the rescue tug Altai went to the Arctic, the ministry said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2023
I imagined him trudging through the falling snow toward Altai, arriving in time for Christmas with my handkerchief in his breast pocket.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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