/al"tuy/ ; Russ. /ul tuy"/ , n.
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 2,675,000; 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Cap.: Barnaul.
Also, Altay .
/al"tuy/ , n. , pl. Altais , ( esp. collectively ) Altai for 1.
1. a member of a grouping of peoples living mainly in the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region of the Russian Federation.
2. the Turkic language of the Altai.