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

“The consequences of a contested election have been so frightening for us as citizens,” Alai said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2017

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2017

In one terrifying sequence of events that is depicted in the film “Black Mass,” Bulger and his gang were dismayed when World Jai Alai, a sports betting operation, appointed a new C.E.O.,

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015

Our first town was Alais, but when we inquired about Alai, according to the French rule of pronunciation, they corrected us and said Alais—sounding the s.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow