Alaska

American  

[uh-las-kuh] / əˈlæs kə /

noun

1. a state of the United States in northwestern North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Juneau. AK (for use with zip code), Alas.

2. Gulf of Alaska, a gulf of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of southern Alaska.

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Alaska British  

/ əˈlæskə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Alas, AK. the largest state of the US, in the extreme northwest of North America: the aboriginal inhabitants are Inuit and Yupik; the earliest White settlements were made by the Russians; it was purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. It is mostly mountainous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop: 648 818 (2003 est). Area: 1 530 694 sq km (591 004 sq miles)

2. the N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago

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Alaska Cultural  

1. State in northwesternmost North America bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north; Yukon, Canada, to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the south; and the Bering Sea to the west. Its capital is Juneau, and its largest city is Anchorage.

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The forty-ninth state, admitted in 1959, and the largest.

Other Word Forms

• Alaskan
  adjective

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Alaska

Following an early Zoom work session, Alaska was on board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

But in the far northwestern state of Alaska, voter Dale Brown summed up the feeling succinctly: "Who cares?"

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Asked what she feels she brings to the role, Alaska said she didn’t go in thinking about how to make it her own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The U.S. attorney for Alaska said last week that federal law-enforcement agencies have been investigating the “two Sullivans” on the Alaska ballot for U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

He could keep walking north, and wind up in Alaska, or head south, to Mexico and beyond.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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