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Alani

Alani is the plural of Alan.

Meaning of Alan

Noun

Alan (plural Alans or Alani)

  1. (historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.

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Questions about Alani

What is Alani the plural of?
Alani is the plural of Alan.

Words near Alani in the dictionary

  1. Alangalang
  2. Alangan
  3. alangiaceous
  4. Alangilan
  5. alangst
  6. Alani
  7. Alania
  8. Alanian
  9. Alanic
  10. alanin
  11. alaninaemia

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