Altay

geographical name

Al·​tay ˌal-ˈtī 

variants or Altai

1

territory of southwestern Russia in Asia bordering on Kazakhstan; capital Barnaul area 101,042 square miles (261,699 square kilometers), population 2,666,000

2

or 1948-91 Gorno-Altay

ˈgȯr-nə-ˌäl-ˈtī 

or Gorno-Altai or earlier Oyrot

ˈȯi-rət 

autonomous republic of southern Russia in Asia in southeastern Altay Territory and bordering Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia; capital Gorno-Altaisk area 35,753 square miles (92,600 square kilometers), population 197,000