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Ketchikan

American  
[kech-i-kan] / ˈkɛtʃ ɪˌkæn /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.


Example Sentences

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It’s a great place to dry off, fill your belly, and relax before wandering around Ketchikan.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Or you could head to the cruise terminal and catch a ferry to Ketchikan via the Alaska Marine Highway System.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

According to an unrelated Bione.org study , the first recorded outbreak of gull-linked salmonella occurred in 1959 and was recorded in North America in Ketchikan.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

He spent 25 years as an officer, detective, assistant chief and public information officer for Alaska’s Ketchikan Police Department before retiring five years ago.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

“The people in Ketchikan think we’re witch doctors out here in the sticks.”

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen