Tongass National Forest

[ tong-guhs nash-uh-nl fawr-istfor-, nash-nuhl ]

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noun

a temperate rainforest in southeastern Alaska that also harbors more than two dozen communities, including Juneau: largest U.S. national forest. 16.7 million acres (6.8 million hectares; 26,100 square miles; 68,000 square kilometers).

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1905–10; probably from Tsimshian Tamgas, the Tsimshian name for the Taanta Kwáan or Taant'a Ḵwáan “Sea Lion People,” a Tlingit people who lived near Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska

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Example Sentences

The Tongass National Forest could easily supply one-third of this amount indefinitely.

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