Alaska.
A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.
Meaning & usage
A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.
A peninsula in southwest Alaska, United States, in full the Alaska Peninsula.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. An unincorporated community in Morgan and Owen counties, Indiana.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. An unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory. An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines.
Where this word comes from
From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“a mainland”, literally “that toward which the action of the sea is directed”), composed of alag (“pertaining to the sea”) + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix). Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).
Ellipsis of baked Alaska.
Where this word comes from
From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“a mainland”, literally “that toward which the action of the sea is directed”), composed of alag (“pertaining to the sea”) + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix). Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).
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