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Alaska

Alaska

See also: alaska

English

A map of the United States of America with the state of Alaska highlighted in red

Proper noun

Alaska

  1. The 49th state of the United States of America. Postal code: AK, capital: Juneau, largest city: Anchorage.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Alaska (plural Alaskas)

  1. A short form of baked Alaska. (Also written alaska.)

See also

  • Appendix:Place names in Alaska

References

  1. Alaska” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Catalan

Proper noun

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (state and peninsula)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Alaska.

Proper noun

Alaska (genitive Alaskas)

  1. Alaska

Faroese

Etymology

From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlaska/

Proper noun

Alaska n

  1. Alaska

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Alaska
Accusative Alaska
Dative Alaska
Genitive Alaska

Derived terms

  • alaskalupin

German

Etymology

From the same Aleut source as the English word Alaska.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): aˈlaskaː

Proper noun

Alaska n (genitive Alaskas)

  1. Alaska (49th state of the United States of America)
  2. the Alaska peninsula

Icelandic

Etymology

From English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːlaska/

Proper noun

Alaska n

  1. Alaska

Declension

Derived terms

  • alaskaepli
  • alaskalúpína
  • alaskasýprus
  • alaskavíðir
  • alaskayllir
  • alaskaösp

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Alaska

  1. Alaska

Related terms

  • alasker
  • alaskisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Alaska

  1. Alaska

Related terms

  • alasker
  • alaskisk

Polish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (one state of the USA)
    Mieszkam na Alasce. – I live in Alaska.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Alaskanin m, Alaskanka f
  • (rare: Alaskijczyk, Alaskijka)
  • adjective: alaski (rare: alaskijski)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Alaska m

  1. Alternative spelling of Alasca

Romanian

Proper noun

Alaska f

  1. Alaska (U.S. State)

Spanish

Proper noun

Alaska f

  1. Alaska

Related terms

See also


Swedish

Proper noun

Alaska

  1. Alaska

alaska

alaska

See also: Alaska

English

Noun

alaska (plural alaskas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Alaska (baked Alaska).

Esperanto

Adjective

alaska (accusative singular alaskan, plural alaskaj, accusative plural alaskajn)

  1. Alaskan, of or pertaining to Alaska