"Alaska" meaning in German

See Alaska in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aˈlaska/, [ʔäˈläs.kä], [ʔɐˈläs.kɐ] Audio: De-Alaska.ogg Forms: Alaskas [genitive], Alaska [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: Borrowed from English Alaska, from Aleut alaxsxaq. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|Alaska}} Borrowed from English Alaska, {{der|de|ale|alaxsxaq}} Aleut alaxsxaq Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Alaska n (proper noun, genitive Alaskas or (optionally with an article) Alaska)
  1. Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-Alaska-de-name-CH0al8Fh Categories (other): Alaska, USA, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. Alaska, Alaska Peninsula (a peninsula in southwest Alaska, United States, in full the Alaska Peninsula) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alaska-de-name-ucDEZGt6 Categories (other): Peninsulas, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Alaschka
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