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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In previous seasons—except when the crab population had absolutely collapsed—the objective was Alaskan king crab or snow crab.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Dr Bretwood Higman, an Alaskan geologist, who saw for himself the damage at Tracy Arm Fjord, said it was "a close call".
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
Their bodies would also become less tolerant of heat and cold, for Libra would not experience the extremes of temperature that we find in Alaskan winters or Arizona summers.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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