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Alaskan

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈlæskən/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 L AE1 S K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Alaska, its people, or their culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native or resident of the state of Alaska in the United States of America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or resident of Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: American

Narrower terms: Alaska Native, Alaskan Native, Native Alaskan

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Aleut alag Aleut -sxa Aleut -q Aleut alaxsxaqder. Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska)der. English Alaska Middle English -n English -n English Alaskan From Alaska + -n.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: aljašský — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Esperanto: alaska — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Finnish: alaskalainen — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • French: alaskien — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Greek: Αλασκάνος (Alaskános) — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Greek: της Αλάσκας (tis Aláskas) — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Greek: Αλασκανός (Alaskanós) — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Greek: Αλασκανίδα (Alaskanída) — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Greek: Αλασκανή (Alaskaní) — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Irish: Alascach — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Polish: alaski — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Polish: alaskański — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Polish: alaskijski — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Portuguese: alasquiano — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Portuguese: alasquiana — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̀љаскӣ — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Serbo-Croatian: àljaskī — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Spanish: alaskeño — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Spanish: alasqueño — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Swedish: alaskisk — of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its
  • Esperanto: alaskano — someone from Alaska
  • Finnish: alaskalainen — someone from Alaska
  • French: Alaskien — someone from Alaska
  • Irish: Alascach — someone from Alaska
  • Polish: Alaskanin — someone from Alaska
  • Polish: Alaskijczyk — someone from Alaska
  • Polish: Alaskanka — someone from Alaska
  • Polish: Alaskijka — someone from Alaska
  • Portuguese: alasquiano — someone from Alaska
  • Portuguese: alasquiana — someone from Alaska
  • Spanish: alaskeño — someone from Alaska
  • Spanish: alaskeña — someone from Alaska
  • Spanish: alasqueño — someone from Alaska
  • Spanish: alasqueña — someone from Alaska
  • Swedish: alaskier — someone from Alaska
Real reading context

Alaskan in complete knowledge articles