Kodiak

Kodiak [ˈkəʊdɪˌæk]

n

(Placename) an island in S Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska: site of the first European settlement in Alaska, made by Russians in 1784. Pop.: 13 309 (1990). Area: 8974 sq. km (3465 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Kodiak - an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784 Kodiak Island AK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
	2.	Kodiak - brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, Ursus middendorffi brown bear, Ursus arctos, bruin - large ferocious bear of Eurasia