Altai

¹

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). : Barnaul.

Altai

²

[ al-tahy ]

noun

, plural Al·tais, (especially collectively) Al·tai

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.

Example Sentences

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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