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Webster 1913 Edition
Altaic
Al-ta′ian
,Al-ta′ic
Adj.
[Cf. F.
altaïque
.] Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.
Webster 1828 Edition
Altaic
ALTA'IC
, or ALTA'IAN,Adj.
Pertaining to the Altai, a vast ridge of mountains extending, in an easterly direction, through a considerable part of Asia, and forming a boundary between the Russian and Chinese dominions.
Definition 2024
Altaic
Altaic
English
Adjective
Altaic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a hypothetical grouping of languages that includes the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic and less often the Japanese and Korean languages. The most familiar modern languages of this group include Turkish, Mongolian and, more controversially, Japanese and Korean.