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

Abdul Nasir Khan, a local resident, said the children were going to a high school in Batangai in Alai.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

They include a scintillating apple and quince cider from Alai Sidra in Chile, made by a winemaker from French Basque Country from fruit grown in the Andean foothills.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

The lack of justice could lead victims to feel marginalized and resentful, Alai said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2017

In a statement, David Wheeler, the son of Roger Wheeler, the murdered Jai Alai executive, cautioned that the verdict should not overshadow the “gross institutional misconduct” of the F.B.I.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015

There are high-rise offices and impressive, colorful buildings, like the Metropolitan Theater, Crystal Arcade, and Jai Alai Building, a sports complex that is considered the finest art deco building in Asia.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly