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Name Alaska
Type Political Subdivision
Usage English
Theme wave
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Derived from Russian Аляска (Alyaska), which in turn is derived from Aleut alaxsxaq meaning "object to which the action of the sea is directed". Alaska is the largest of the 50 American states, located northwest of the United States mainland and bordering CANADA.
Added 8/8/2014 by Fanny