Alaska
A state of the United States, formerly a territoryA state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.
» It isn't as cold here as in Alaska.
Es ist hier nicht so kalt wie in Alaska.
Здесь не так холодно, как на Аляске.
Meaning
10 sensesA 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.
An unincorporated community in Morgan and Owen counties, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico.
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines.
Examples
59 sentencesIt isn't as cold here as in Alaska.
ruЗдесь не так холодно, как на Аляске.
deEs ist hier nicht so kalt wie in Alaska.
It's not as cold here as in Alaska.
In Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?
deIn Alaska kann man Naturphänomene wie das Polarlicht sehen, stimmt's?
Of all the places I've been, Alaska is the most beautiful.
ruИз всех мест, в которых я был, Аляска — самое красивое.
Tom had never seen a moose until he moved to Alaska.
Translations
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Origin
From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“a mainland”, literFrom 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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