Altai

geographical name

Al·​tai ˌal-ˈtī 

variants or less commonly Altay

1

mountain system of central Asia between Mongolia and China and between Kazakhstan and Russia

2

usually Altay or 1948-91 Gorno-Altay

ˈgȯr-nə-ˌäl-ˈtī 

or less commonly Gorno-Altai or earlier Oyrot

ˈȯi-rət 

autonomous republic of southern Russia in Asia in the Altai mountain system bordering Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Tyva, Khakassia, Kemerovo, and Altai Krai; capital Gorno-Altaysk area 35,753 square miles (92,600 square kilometers), population 197,000

3

see altai krai