alaska

name

1. A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Juneau. Largest city: Anchorage. Postal code: AK.

   “We have no available sources of information concerning the vegetation northward of the peninsula of Alaska from Bristol Bay, in 58°, to the mouth of the Kwichpak, in latitude 63°.”

   “Alaska was discovered about a century ago by Russian furhunters[.]”

   “Alaska's earliest inhabitants were nomadic hunters traveling in small bands. They arrived in interior Alaska at least 13,000 years ago […]”

   “Not that violence against humans is essential for a region to become boycottworthy. On the ethical consumer website’s list of “progressive boycotts”, campaigners also argue for boycotts on Alaska (wolf-killing) and Canada (for seal-killing, seafood), on Japan (whales) and Mauritius for exporting live primates.”

2. A peninsula in southwest Alaska, United States, in full the Alaska Peninsula.
3. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
4. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
5. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
6. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
7. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
8. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
9. Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.
10. A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of baked Alaska.
2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Alaska (“baked Alaska”).