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Aleutian Islands

plural noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for aleutian islands

Aleutian Islands

pl n

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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Culture 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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