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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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
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
A GoFundMe set up in Meadows’ name described the deckhand from Montesano, Wash., as a father to “three amazing little boys” who died “while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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
But providing that I get through this Alaskan Deal in one piece you will be hearing from me again in the future.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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