Alaskan
adjective
of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants.
Alaskan
American
[uh-la-skuhn]
/ əˈlæ skən /
adjective
noun
alaskan
British
/ əˈlæskən /
adjective
noun
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It began on April 3, 2012, an ordinary morning for Ken Jouppi, who had spent decades flying people, mail, and groceries across the Alaskan interior.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
As an adult, he crisscrossed the Alaskan frontier, lived in Sweden, and visited the Norwegian island town of Longyearbyen, one of the world’s northernmost settlements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 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
“I mean such as Malay proas, catamarans, Arab dhows, Chinese sanpans, Japanese pilot boats, Turkish caiques, Esquimaux kiacks, Alaskan war canoes, the hooded boats of the Swiss Lakes, and so on.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
How much does each alaskan get?…Do you have an expert who could explain all this to me?
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2011
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