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Definition of Alaska
1. Noun. A state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union. "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
Terms within: Alaskan Pipeline, Trans-alaska Pipeline, Iditarod Trail, Denali National Park, Gates Of The Arctic National Park, Katmai National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park, Lake Clark National Park, Wrangell-st. Elias National Park, Aleutian Islands, Aleutians, Capital Of Alaska, Juneau, Anchorage, Nome, Sitka, Skagway, Valdez, Seward Peninsula, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska Range, Denali Fault, Hubbard, Mount Hubbard, Inland Passage, Inside Passage, Kodiak, Kodiak Island, Denali, Mckinley, Mount Mckinley, Mt. Mckinley, Great Mendenhall Glacier, Mendenhall Glacier, Prudhoe Bay, St. Elias Mountains, St. Elias Range
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Derivative terms: Alaskan
Definition of Alaska
1. Proper noun. The 49th state of the United States of America. Postal code: AK, capital: Juneau, largest city: Anchorage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alaska
1. a heavy fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alaska
Literary usage of Alaska
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1905)
"SHELDON JACKSON, United States General Agent of Education in alaska. DR. ...
Last winter Congress passed a law giving the native population of alaska an ..."
2. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett (1905)
"COLLIER, AJ Coal resources of the Yukon hasin, alaska. In Bull. No. 213, 1903, pp.
... The mineral resources of the Mount Wrangell district, alaska. ..."
3. Report by Indians Rights Association (1908)
"the work of the Bureau of Education, and with the authority of Congress the work
of that Bureau in alaska has extended far beyond the narrow limits of ..."
4. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1914)
"Economic conditions in alaska have not materially changed. ... On May 1, John FA
Strong, of Juneau, was appointed Governor of alaska to succeed Walter F. ..."
5. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1913)
"The first session of the First Legislative Assembly of alaska might well have
attracted the attention of the whole world, but more especially the ..."
6. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"alaska. USA Congress. Library. alaska and the northwest part ... The narrative
of WH Dali, leader of the expedition to alaska in ..."
7. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1916)
"Kupreanof ; Island and Point, east sit alaska Peninsula, alaska. ... Mountain,
southern side of Kupreanof Strait, westward of Dn Spruce Bay, alaska. ..."
8. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1892)
"Kupreanof; island and point, east side alaska peninsula. ... Kupreanof; strait
between Afognak and Kodiak island, alaska. (Not Karluk, North, Northern, ..."
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