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Alaska
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Alaska
(proper noun)
Alaska
/ə
ˈ
læskə/
proper noun
Alaska
/ə
ˈ
læskə/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ALASKA
1
:
state of the U.S.
2
the Gulf of Alaska
:
part of the Pacific Ocean
— Alaskan
/ə
ˈ
læskən/
adjective or noun
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