'Altaic' definitions:
Definition of 'Altaic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or pertaining to or written in Altaic
noun
Any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
noun
A group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe [syn: Altaic, Altaic language]
Definition of 'Altaic'
From: GCIDE
- Turanian \Tu*ra"ni*an\, pr. 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 in Central Asia; of pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these languages. [1913 Webster]