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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I mean, it’s not my fault, growing up in the middle of Nowhere, Alaska, in a village of about a hundred people, give or take.

From Literature

Alaska Air Group expects its first-quarter adjusted loss to worsen by at least 70 cents a share due to higher fuel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her aunt in Anchorage even texted to let Sullivan know that news of her protest had reached Alaska.

From Salon

Alex previously worked in Southeast Asia as a video journalist and in southeastern Alaska as a public radio reporter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sea ice is remaining attached to Alaska's northern coastline for shorter periods each year, based on 27 years of data analyzed by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

From Science Daily