Alaskan
From the tundra
Alaskan refers to anything from or relating to Alaska, the largest and northernmost U.S. state: Alaskan wilderness, Alaskan salmon.
As a noun, an Alaskan is a person from Alaska.
The word often evokes images of rugged terrain, extreme cold, and frontier living: She had that Alaskan toughness about her.
Alaska's towering peak
- FairbanksCentral Alaskan city
- JuneauLargest U.S. state's capital
- NomeFar-north Alaskan city
- KodiakAlaskan island and bear
Sitka · Kenai · Yukon · Bering Strait · Aleutian Islands · Arctic Circle · panhandle · peninsula
Large brown bear subspecies
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- halibutLarge edible flatfish
king crab · bald eagle · orca · humpback whale · sea otter · puffin · musk ox · wolf
One who catches aquatic creatures
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- crabberOne who catches crustaceans
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
miner · trapper · guide · cannery · commercial fishing · gold rush · subsistence hunting · logging
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
blizzard · snowfall · flurries · frost · freezing · polar · subarctic · breakup
Arctic indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- HaidaNorthwest Coast indigenous people
- AthabascanNorthern Native American linguistic group
- totem poleCarved pillar with clan symbols
potlatch · subsistence · ulu · tribal · umiak · kayak · ivory carving · blanket toss
Denali
Alaska's towering peak
Kodiak · Sitka · Kenai · Yukon · Bering Strait · Aleutian Islands · Arctic Circle · panhandle · peninsula · fjord
grizzly
Large brown bear subspecies
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
halibut · king crab · bald eagle · orca · humpback whale · sea otter · puffin · musk ox · wolf · brown bear
fisherman
One who catches aquatic creatures
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- crabberOne who catches crustaceans
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
sourdough · miner · trapper · guide · cannery · commercial fishing · gold rush · subsistence hunting · logging · tourism
permafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
windchill · blizzard · snowfall · flurries · frost · freezing · polar · subarctic · breakup · chinook
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- HaidaNorthwest Coast indigenous people
- AthabascanNorthern Native American linguistic group
totem pole · potlatch · subsistence · ulu · tribal · umiak · kayak · ivory carving · blanket toss
- Regional LabelsYankee, Midwesterner, Texan, Californian, New Englander
- Geographic AdjectivesAmerican, Asian, African, European, Australian
- Proper AdjectivesAmerican, British, Chinese, French, German
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- Northern ThingsCanadian, Norwegian, Swede, Finn, Dane
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
AlaskanHawaiian
From the 50th state
Floridian · tropical · Arizonan · Caribbean · equatorial
Alaskantropical
Of hot, humid regions
desert · equatorial · Saharan · Caribbean · Mediterranean
AlaskanManhattan
NYC's densest borough
urban · metropolitan · New Yorker · cosmopolitan · densely populated
- baked AlaskaTorched meringue over ice cream
- Alaska wildernessNorthernmost state's untouched lands
- Alaskan wildernessRemote northern state's wilds
- Alaskan HuskyNorthern working canine breed
- Alaskan crabLarge northern crustacean
- alaskan king crab