Altai

¹

or Al·tay

[ al-tahy; Russian uhl-tahy ]

noun

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

Altai

²

[ al-tahy ]

noun

, plural Al·tais, (especially collectively) Al·tai

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.

Example Sentences

Birch trees, however, grow commonly in the Mongolian Altai, suggesting that locals had crafted the saddle themselves, not traded for it.

From Science Daily

In April 2015, looters sacked an ancient cave burial at a site called Urd Ulaan Uneet high within the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia.

From Science Daily

A detachment of warships, including the destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov, the landing ship Alexander Otrakovsky and the rescue tug Altai went to the Arctic, the ministry said.

From Reuters

And as a more ancient example, genetic analyses have revealed that women migrated 54,000 years ago in clans of Neandertals in the Altai Mountains in Central Asia.

From Scientific American

The Mi-8 helicopter caught fire as it was landing in southern Siberia’s Altai Republic and brushed against a power line, the Altai branch of the Russian Emergency Ministry said.

From Washington Times