What does "ural-altaic" mean?

a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian)

What is a synonym for "ural-altaic"?

Common synonyms include: language.

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Noun

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a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian) wordnet

Proper Noun

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A grouping of the Uralic language family with the Altaic languages, formerly considered a language family, now treated as an area of linguistic convergence, or possibly a sprachbund (like Altaic itself).