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阿爾泰

简阿尔泰 · 繁阿爾泰

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr tài

Altai republic in Russian central Asia, capital Gorno-Altaysk

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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name

Altai; Altay
(～市) Altai (a city, the capital of Govi-Altai, Mongolia)
(～共和國) Altai Republic (a republic of Russia)
(～邊疆區) Altai Krai (a federal subject of Russia)

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