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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.