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Alaskan

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A·las·ka  (-lsk) Abbr. AK or Alas.
A state of the United States in extreme northwest North America including the Aleutian Islands and Alexander Archipelago. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada. Alaska was admitted as the 49th state in 1959 and is the largest state of the Union. The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800s. Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city. Population: 683,000.

A·laskan adj. & n.

Alaska, Gulf of
An inlet of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and Alexander Archipelago.

Alaskan [əˈlæskən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Alaska
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Alaskan - a native or resident of AlaskaAlaskan - a native or resident of Alaska      
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Alaska Native, Alaskan Native, Native Alaskan - a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
Adj.1.Alaskan - relating to or characteristic of the state or people of AlaskaAlaskan - relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska
Translations
Alaskan [əˈlæskən]
A. ADJde Alaska
B. Nnativo/a m/f de Alaska, habitante mf de Alaska
Alaskan
nEinwohner(in) m(f)von Alaska
adjAlaska-; customs, winterin Alaska; fish, produceaus Alaska


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When you return to Cadogan Square, or, at least, this evening, you will receive a communication from the Prime Minister, inviting you to become one of the International Board of Arbitration on the Alaskan question.
At last the bollworm had attacked the cotton--the poison ivy was reaching out its tendrils to entwine the summer boarder--the millionaire lumberman, thinly disguised as the Alaskan miner, was about to engulf our Milly and upset Nature's adjustment.
I remember Winters, a newspaper fellow with an Alaskan and Siberian reputation.
 
 
 
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