Tanana

American  

[tan-uh-nah, -naw] / ˈtæn əˌnɑ, -ˌnɔ /

noun

plural

Tananas,

plural

Tanana

1. a river flowing northwest from eastern Alaska to the Yukon River. About 650 miles (1,045 km) long.

2. a member of a North American Indian people of the Tanana River drainage basin in east-central Alaska.

3. the Athabascan language of the Tanana.

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Tanana British  

/ ˈtænənɑː /

noun

1. a river in central Alaska, rising in the Wrangell Mountains and flowing northwest to the Yukon River. Length: about 765 km (475 miles)

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Example Sentences

The study represents another chapter in a longstanding partnership with tribal communities in Alaska's Tanana Valley, where archaeologists have worked since the 1930s, said study co-author Josh Reuther, an archaeologist with the University of Alaska Museum of the North.

From Science Daily

Evelynn Combs, a Healy Lake member, grew up in the Tanana Valley, exploring dig sites as a kid and taking in what she learned from archaeologists.

From Science Daily

The plane landed on a slope above the Tanana River and slid down to the bank, leaving a trail of debris.

From Seattle Times

Engram chose sections of eight rivers: the Colville, Noatak, Tanana, Yukon, Kantishna, Innoko, Copper and Kuskokwim, listed here in descending order of latitude.

From Science Daily

Still, the project is an important indicator of the tribe’s commitment to water conservation, said Heather Tanana, a visiting law professor at the University of California, Irvine and citizen of the Navajo Nation.

From Washington Times