Alai

American  

[ah-lahy] / ˈɑ laɪ /

Or Alay

noun

1. a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5,880 meters).

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Alai British  

/ ɑːˈlaɪ /

noun

1. a mountain range in central Asia, in SW Kyrgyzstan, running from the Tian Shan range in China into Tajikistan. Average height: 4800 m (16 000 ft), rising over 5850 m (19 500 ft)

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Example Sentences

Plai Fon, whose formal name was Siriprapa Prasertsuk, was the eldest of Tukta’s two children, three years older than her baby brother.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Tukta clung to a framed photo of Plai Fon drawing with a yellow marker and staring into the camera with wide, dark eyes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

On Thursday, Plai Fon went to the Young Children’s Development Center, where the walls are adorned with cheerful pictures of flowers and butterflies.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Plai Fon’s eyes, she said, had been wide open.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Every night before bed, Tukta said, Plai Fon would say: “I want to sleep with mommy.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2022