Alaska

[uh-las-kuh] / əˈlæs kə /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

America's Icebox Seward's Folly the 49th state the Klondike the Last Frontier the frozen North

Example Sentences

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Breeding occurs in regions spanning from Año Nuevo Island in Central California to the Kuril Islands north of Japan, with the greatest concentration of breeding grounds in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He ended up at Portland Community College, where he was assigned a local technician from Horizon Air, a regional airline owned by Alaska Air Group, to help him study for his certification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

This shift is particularly troubling in Southcentral Alaska, where northern pike were introduced illegally and now share habitat with Chinook and coho salmon populations that are already in decline.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

And Alaska and Hawaiian airlines hit a new merger milestone, switching to a single mobile app.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

IT must be the same as going to the moon, crossing the interior of Alaska by dog team.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen