Tanana
a river flowing northwest from eastern Alaska to the Yukon River. About 650 miles (1,045 km) long.
a member of a North American Indian people of the Tanana River drainage basin in east-central Alaska.
the Athabascan language of the Tanana.
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How to use Tanana in a sentence
A great silence hovered over the forest which bounded the banks of the Tanana River.
On the Yukon Trail | Roy J. SnellAll these circumstances give to the Tanana the appearance of equality with the more important stream.
Along Alaska's Great River | Frederick SchwatkaHe came in the year 1879, and established a post for the purpose of trafficking in the furs of the Tanana Indians.
The Boy With the U. S. Survey | Francis Rolt-WheelerIt lies on the Tanana River, practically at the head of navigation.
The Land of Tomorrow | William B Stephenson, Jr.It was bad hunting, and the Tanana people made payment for the bad hunting.
Love of Life | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for Tanana
/ (ˈtænənɑː) /
a river in central Alaska, rising in the Wrangell Mountains and flowing northwest to the Yukon River. Length: about 765 km (475 miles)
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