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| AK |
abbreviation of "Alaska." |
| Aleut |
a member of a native people of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. |
| Bering Sea |
a northern arm of the Pacific Ocean that lies between Russia and Alaska. |
| Eskimo |
an old-fashioned word used for a member of any of the native peoples of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and northeastern Russia. Most of the people of these northern regions are Inuits. |
| Inuit |
a member of a group of native people living in areas from Greenland to Canada and Alaska. [1/2 definitions] |
| native |
an original resident of a given place, such as the Inuit people of Alaska and northern Canada. [1/6 definitions] |
| Rocky Mountains |
a high mountain range in North America that stretches from Alaska to northern New Mexico; Rockies. |
| sea otter |
a mammal with thick brown fur, a long body, a flat tail, and short legs. Sea otters live mostly in the Pacific Ocean in areas near the coast of California and Alaska. |
| 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"). |
| Yukon |
a territory of northwest Canada. It borders Alaska on the west, British Columbia on the South, the Northwest Territories on the east, and the Arctic Ocean on the north. Its capital is Whitehorse. [2 definitions] |
| Yukon River |
a major river of North America that flows from western Canada through central Alaska to the Bering Sea, a northern part of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Yupik |
a member of a native people living in parts of Alaska in the U.S. and Siberia in Russia. |
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