Altay
geographical name
Al·tay
ˌal-ˈtī 
variants
or Altai
1
territory of southwestern Russia in Asia bordering on Kazakhstan; capital Barnaul area 101,042 square miles (261,699 square kilometers), population 2,666,000
2
or 1948-91 Gorno-Altay
or Gorno-Altai
or earlier Oyrot
autonomous republic of southern Russia in Asia in southeastern Altay Territory and bordering Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia; capital Gorno-Altaisk area 35,753 square miles (92,600 square kilometers), population 197,000
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“Altay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Altay. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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