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A·las·ka 
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| 1. | a state of the United States in NW North America. 400,481; 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Capital: Juneau. Abbreviation: AK (for use with zip code), Alas. |
| 2. | Gulf of, a gulf of the Pacific, on the coast of S Alaska. |
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A·las·kan, adjective, noun
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Alaska
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| A·las·ka
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A state of the United States in extreme northwest North America including the Aleutian Islands and Alexander Archipelago. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada. Alaska was admitted as the 49th state in 1959 and is the largest state of the Union. The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800s. Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city. Population: 670,000. A·las'kan adj. & n. |
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| Alaska, Gulf of
An inlet of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and Alexander Archipelago. |
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| alaska | |
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| a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Alaska
State in northwesternmost North America bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north; Yukon, Canada, to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the south; and the Bering Sea to the west. Its capital is Juneau, and its largest city is Anchorage.
Note: The forty-ninth state, admitted in 1959, and the largest.
[Chapter:] American Geography
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