Alani: Meaning and Definition of

A•la•ni

Pronunciation: (u-lā'nī, u-lä'nē), [key]
— n.pl.
  1. a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets. Also called
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