Alaskan
adjective
of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants.
Alaskan
American
[uh-la-skuhn]
/ əˈlæ skən /
adjective
noun
alaskan
British
/ əˈlæskən /
adjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The Brown family and their life in the Alaskan wilderness were the subject of the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People,” which ran on the Discovery Channel from 2014 to 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
A massive 'megatsunami' wave created when part of an Alaskan mountain crumbled into the sea is the second tallest ever recorded – and a reminder of the risks posed by melting glaciers, say scientists.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
When SpaceX first disclosed its shareholders in a 2020 Alaskan filing, Google owned 7.64% of shares and Musk controlled 47.11%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
"There are nowhere near enough river sample measurements to quantify inputs to estuaries along the entire Alaskan North Slope."
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
And whatever the next words were: “The time I had to escape from Moscow?” or “The time I lost an Alaskan gold mine, worth a fortune?” or “The cattle stampede on the pampas?,”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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