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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Measurements were also taken over open leads and across the snow-covered tundra of Alaska's North Slope, including areas near the Prudhoe Bay oil and gas fields.

From Science Daily

South Dakota is one of a handful of states, including Nevada, Wyoming and Alaska, that have no income tax and allow people who set up trusts to also be a beneficiary of them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once an international pariah, Lukashenko has advised the U.S. on how to approach Putin, and helped encourage the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new platform is available in Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and South Carolina, with plans for expansion.

From Barron's

Greenland is bigger than Alaska, mostly covered by ice and home to about 57,000 inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal