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Alaska in British English
(əˈlæskə)
noun
1.
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)
Abbreviation: Alas or (with zip code) AK2. Gulf of Alaska
Alaska in American English
(əˈlæskə)
1.
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
abbrev. AK or Alas2.
Gulf ofinlet of the Pacific in the S coast of Alaska between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago
Word origin
prob. via Russ Aliaska < Aleut Alasxa, name of the Alaska PeninsulaImage ofAlaska
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