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Sitka
[ sit-kuh ]
noun
- a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
Sitka
/ ˈsɪtkə /
noun
- a town in SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago on W Baranof Island: capital of Russian America (1804–67) and of Alaska (1867–1906). Pop: 8876 (2003 est)
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"One of them is an out-of-touch liberal, and the other happened to be the mayor of Sitka," she said, referring to McAdams.
Miller now enters the general election against his Democratic opponent, Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams.
It contained his name, which was utterly unpronounceable, and at the bottom appeared the signature of the Bishop at Sitka.
Baranof built a fort on an island named for him, some three miles north of the present city of Sitka.
Sitka, the capital of Alaska, sleeps, save when she is awakened for a day or two by the arrival of a steamer-load of tourists.
On a certain occasion three of our fellow-voyagers, armed in fashionable fishing toggery, went forth from Sitka for a day's sport.
In the grayest of gray days we came to Sitka, and very likely for this reason found it a disappointment at first sight.
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