| English adjective: Altaic | |||
| 1. | Altaic of or pertaining to or written in Altaic | ||
| English noun: Altaic | |||
| 1. | Altaic (person) any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Asian, Asiatic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Tungusic | ||
| 2. | Altaic (communication) a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe | ||
| Synonyms | Altaic language | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Ural-Altaic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Mongolic, Mongolic language, Tungusic, Tungusic language, Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar | ||