Definitions for Altaic
Altaic
Al·ta·ic
Spelling: [al-tey-ik]
IPA: /ælˈteɪ ɪk/
Altaic is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 89 anagrams from letters in Altaic (aacilt).
Definitions for Altaic
noun
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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 and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
adjective
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of or belonging to Altaic.
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of or relating to the Altai Mountains.
Origin of Altaic
First recorded in 1825-35; Alta(i) + -ic
Examples for Altaic
Aston, in a pamphlet on the Altaic tongues, cites an instance which is so much to the point that I venture to repeat it here.
In the case of the Altaic races which we are considering, cause and effect mutually strengthened each other.
A knowledge of these formulae is possessed by wizards (Finnish noita) corresponding to the Shamans of the Altaic peoples.