Aleutian Islands


plural noun
  1. an archipelago extending SW from the Alaska Peninsula: part of Alaska.

  • Also called Aleutians.

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How to use Aleutian Islands in a sentence

  • Here, then, came Pushkareff in 1762 after two years' cruising about the Aleutian Islands.

    Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
  • In the straits between the different Aleutian Islands runs a terrific tide-rip.

    Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
  • It is among the Aleutian Islands that these animals are chiefly taken.

    Along Alaska's Great River | Frederick Schwatka

British Dictionary definitions for Aleutian Islands

Aleutian Islands

pl n
  1. a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea

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Cultural definitions for Aleutian Islands

Aleutian Islands

[ (uh-looh-shuhn) ]


Chain of volcanic (see volcano) islands off western Alaska between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

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