Altaic

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• Altaic — adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Altaic languages. Altaic languages [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Altaic — may refer to:* Altaic languages * Altaic peoples …   Wikipedia

• Altaic — n. a collective term for a group of related linguistic families including the Turkic, Tungusik and Mongolian languages, spoken over a broad area from southeastern Europe and Asia, as far east as the Pacific. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• altaic — 1> алтайский …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Altaic — Turanian Tu*ra ni*an, a. [From Tur, the name, in Persian legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom sprang the races of mankind.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of languages of simple structure and low grade …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Altaic — Altaian Al*ta ian, Altaic Al*ta ic, a. [Cf. F. alta[ i]que.] Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Altaic — /al tay ik/, n. 1. the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese …   Universalium

• Altaic — алтайский …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• Altaic — adjective Date: circa 1828 1. of or relating to the Altai Mountains 2. of, relating to, or constituting the Turkic, Tungusic, and Mongolian language families collectively …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Altaic — 1) Общая лексика: алтайский 2) Лингвистика: алтайские языки (languages) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь