Definitions of Chagatai
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a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
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synonyms:
Eastern Turki, Jagatai, Jaghatai
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type of:
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Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar
a subfamily of Altaic languages
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Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar
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