Definition of altaics Altaics

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altaics, noun, plural of altaic.

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Noun
altaic - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
		Altaic language
		ural-altaic a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian)
		turkic, turkic language, turko-tatar, turki a subfamily of Altaic languages
		tungusic language, tungusic a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas
		mongolic, mongolic language, mongolian a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia
		korean the Altaic language spoken by Koreans
altaic - any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
		asian, asiatic a native or inhabitant of Asia
Adjective Altaic, altaicer, altaicest
altaic - of or pertaining to or written in Altaic

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altaic (Adjective)
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.

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altaic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.

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altaic, noun, singular of altaics.

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