Ural-Altaic — U ral Al*ta ic, a. Of or pertaining to the Urals and the Altai; as the Ural Altaic, or Turanian, languages. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ural-Altaic — [yoor′əlal tā′ik] n. a proposed language grouping that contains all the Uralic and Altaic languages adj. designating or of this group of languages … English World dictionary
Ural-Altaic — /yoor euhl al tay ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Ural Mountains, on the border between the Russian Federation in Europe and Siberia, and the Altai Mountains, in S Siberia and NW Mongolia, or the country or peoples around them. 2. of or… … Universalium
Ural-Altaic — noun Date: 1853 a postulated language family comprising the Uralic and Altaic languages • Ural Altaic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ural-Altaic — /ˌjurəl ælˈteɪɪk/ (say .yoohruhl al tayik) adjective 1. of or relating to the Ural Mountains, on the border between European Russia and Siberia, and the Altai Mountains, in southern Siberia and north western Mongolia, or the country or peoples… …
Ural-Altaic languages — The Ural Altaic languages constitute a hypothetical language family uniting the Uralic and Altaic language families. This hypothetical language family is also known as Uralo Altaic . History of the hypothesis The Altaic hypothesis, as originally… … Wikipedia
Ural-Altaic languages — hypothetical language grouping that includes all the languages of the Uralic and Altaic language families. Most of the evidence for including the Uralic and Altaic languages in one language family is based on similarities of language… … Universalium
Ural-Altaic — n. & adj. n. Philol. a family of Finno Ugric, Turkic, Mongolian, and other agglutinative languages of N. Europe and Asia. adj. 1 of or relating to this family of languages. 2 of or relating to the Ural and Altaic mountain ranges in the USSR and… … Useful english dictionary
Ural-Altaic — noun A conjectural grouping of the Uralic and Altaic language families, implying a common ancestor that lacks recognition among most current comparative linguists … Wiktionary
Ural-Altaic — adjective relating to or denoting a hypothetical language group formerly proposed to include the Uralic and Altaic languages … English new terms dictionary
