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Altaic Definition


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Altaic
adj
    1. linguistics.
      Denoting a family of languages spoken from the Balkan Peninsula to the NE of Asia, which includes Turkic, Mongolian and Tungus.
noun
    1. The languages that form this family.
Etymology: 19c: from French altaique of the Altai mountains in Asia.



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