| AK |
abbreviation of "Alaska," a U.S. state on the northwestern coast of North America between the Bering Strait and Canada. |
| Alaska Standard Time |
the standard time used in most of Alaska, nine hours behind Greenwich time. |
| Athabaskan |
a group of American Indian languages spoken by western tribes from Alaska and northwest Canada down through the coastal regions of Oregon and California. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bering Sea |
a northern extension of the Pacific Ocean between Russia and Alaska, north of the Aleutian Islands. |
| Bering Strait |
the waterway between Russia and Alaska that connects the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. |
| Eskimo |
(sometimes considered offensive) a member of any of the native peoples of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and northeastern Siberia; Inuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| Haida |
a member of an American Indian tribe of British Columbia and Alaska. [1/2 definitions] |
| Iditarod |
an annual dogsled race in the U.S. state of Alaska run along a 1,160-mile route between the cities of Anchorage and Nome. |
| Inuit |
a member of a group of native people of North America that inhabit areas from Greenland and eastern Canada to Alaska. [1/3 definitions] |
| Juneau |
the capital of Alaska. |
| Kodiak bear |
an extremely large brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia. |
| Nome |
a U.S. city in northwestern Alaska. |
| Rocky Mountains |
the principal North American mountain chain, stretching from Alaska to northern New Mexico; Rockies. |
| Tlingit |
a member of any of several North American Indian tribes living in the coastal areas of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. [1/2 definitions] |
| United States |
a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States of America" (usu. prec. by, "the"). |
| United States of America |
a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States" (usu. prec. by, "the"). |
| U.S. |
abbreviation of "United States," a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii; United States of America (prec. by, "the"). |
| U.S.A. |
abbreviation of "United States of America," a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States" (prec. by, "the"). |
| Yukon |
a river that flows from this territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| Yukon River |
a river that flows from the Yukon territory in Canada through central Alaska to the Bering Sea. |
| Yupik |
a member of an indigenous group of people inhabiting parts of Alaska and Siberia, or a descendant of this group. |