a town in SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago on W Baranof Island: capital of Russian America (1804–67) and of Alaska (1867–1906). Pop: 8876 (2003 est)
Sitka in American English
(ˈsɪtkə)
city in SE Alas., on Baranof Island: pop. 8,800
Word origin
Tlingit sheet'ka < ì˙-t'i-ka, on the seaward side of Baranof Island