Found 2 items, similar to Altaic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Altaic Altaic adj : of or pertaining to or written in Altaic Altaic n 1: any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group 2: a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe [syn: Altaic language]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 (called also Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and Scythian), spoken in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and Central Asia; of pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these languages. [1913 Webster] 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] Altaic \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] Altaic \Altaic\ adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Altaic languages. Altaic languages [WordNet 1.5]