Altai

¹ American  

[al-tahy, uhl-tahy] / ˈæl taɪ, ʌlˈtaɪ /

Or Altay

noun

1. a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Barnaul.

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Altai ² American  

[al-tahy] / ˈæl taɪ /

noun

PLURAL

Altais,

PLURAL

Altai

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.

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Example Sentences

Arkalak, 12, right, with his father, Alankush, in the Altai Mountains.

From New York Times

Surrounding us was the vast, desolate landscape of the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia.

From New York Times

Deep in the Altai Mountains, where Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia meet, Kazakh people have for centuries developed and nurtured a special bond with golden eagles, training the birds to hunt foxes and other small animals.

From New York Times

The Altai region’s health ministry confirmed the authenticity of the video and said the bodies had built up because doctors have to conduct post-mortems on all COVID-19 victims and were unable to keep up despite working overtime.

From Reuters

Russian officials are warning communities in the country's Altai region not to hunt marmots, as infected meat from the rodents is a known transmission route.

From BBC