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Altai

Altai proper noun: a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge. Also the alternative form of Altay.

altai: a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge
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Proper noun

Altai

  1. A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
    • 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.2021 February 22, Claire Thomas, “On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2021
  2. A city in Govi-Altai, Mongolia.
    • Set dramatically on a dry plain, with high snow-capped peaks in the distance, is the provincial capital Altai, located 1,005 kilometres west of Ulaanbaatar. Before 1960, it was known as Yösön Bulag (the ‘nine springs’). This town of 15,000 people sits at 2,160 metres above sea level, making it the...2002, Claire Sermier, “Gobi Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 270
  3. A town in East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (since 2019); formerly Zyryan.

Noun

Altai pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.

Also used as

Altai is also the alternative form of Altay.

Altai meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Thai

Altai in Hindi

mountain range
अल्ताई altāī
a city in Mongolia
अल्ताई altāī

Altai in Bengali

mountain range
আলতাই alotai

Altai in Arabic

mountain range
أَلْتَاي ʔaltāy, أَلْطَاي ʔalṭāy

Altai in Thai

mountain range
อัลไต al-dtai
More languagesFewer languages
Altai in Vietnamese
Altay

Forms of Altai

alternative formAltay

Origin of Altai

From the Turkic word for "Golden Mountain". Compare Turkish altın (“gold”), dağ (“mountain”) and al (“red, colorful”) which altın is likely related to.

Words formed from Altai

Phrases with Altai

Questions about Altai

What does Altai mean?
Altai means a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
What is Altai in Hindi?
Altai in Hindi is अल्ताई (altāī). See Altai meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Altai?
Altai can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Altai in the dictionary

  1. Alta Vista
  2. alta-male
  3. alta-males
  4. Alta.
  5. Altadena
  6. Altai
  7. Altai Krai
  8. Altai kray
  9. Altai Republic
  10. Altaian
  11. Altaians

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