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- [uh-las-kuh]
- /əˈlæs kə/
- /əˈlæskə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-las-kuh]
- /əˈlæs kə/
Definitions of alaska word
- noun alaska the largest state of the US, in the extreme northwest of North America: the aboriginal inhabitants are Inuit and Yupik; the earliest White settlements were made by the Russians; it was purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. It is mostly mountainous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop: 648 818 (2003 est). Area: 1 530 694 sq km (591 004 sq miles) 3
- noun alaska state of the U.S. in NW North America, separated from Asia by the Bering Strait: land bought from Russia in 1867: admitted, 1959; 571,951 sq mi (1,481,348 sq km); pop. 627,000; cap. Juneau 3
- noun alaska Gulf ofinlet of the Pacific in the S coast of Alaska between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago 3
- noun alaska a state of the United States in NW North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Capital: Juneau. Abbreviation: AK (for use with zip code), Alas. 1
- noun alaska Gulf of, a gulf of the Pacific, on the coast of S Alaska. 1
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alaska popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alaska usage trend in Literature
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noun alaska
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
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