Ural-Altaic
noun
Ural-Al·ta·ic
ˌyu̇r-əl-al-ˈtā-ik 
: a postulated language family comprising the Uralic and Altaic languages
Ural-Altaic
adjective
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Indiana University's Ural-Altaic & Central Asian Studies program is ranked No. 2 in the country behind Harvard University, but only had two graduates in 2023.
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