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Alaskan

Alaskan \Alaskan\ n. 1. a resident of Alaska.

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alaskan

a. Of or pertaining to Alaska, its people, or their culture. n. Someone from the state of Alaska.

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Alaskan (disambiguation)

Alaskan is a demonym for a person from the U.S. state of Alaska.

Alaskan or Alaskans may also refer to:

Usage examples of "alaskan".

He recalled the late 1950S when Roland Lombard, a veterinarian and musher from Massachusetts, stunned the racing community by becoming the first man from outside to win a major Alaskan race.

Unfortunately, identification runs along racial lines, so few Alaskan Natives are successful at acquiring sponsors, and the privilege falls to white mushers.

Our Alaskan dream had become a nightmare from which mild shock was mercifully separating me.

George told Sandy,ayou ought to at least look in there to see Alaskan living at its bestw We all laughed for a moment, but the laughter quickly faded.

After all, he seemed like a decent man, perhaps in his fifties, cleanly dressed in what I regarded as the Alaskan uniform: turtleneck, heavy wool shirt, jeans, and mukluks.

Perhaps it is the fact that many people come to Alaska with the notion that their stay is temporary, or perhaps it is that furniture and things of material value are expensive in a land where everything must be shipped into the state, but our house in Alaska looked no different than other Alaskan houses once we got it organized.

Our dogs, purebred Siberian Huskies, could surpass many Alaskan dogs in toughness and cold resistance, but most modern racers used hound Husky crossbred dogs that are speedier than pure arctic breeds.

Even among Alaskan mushers, merely finishing the Yukon Quest is considered a great achievement.

Any visitor who has braved the cold to bring greetings to another Alaskan receives a fresh, steaming mug of coffee.

As a result, several Alaskan radio stations serve their listeners by broadcasting messages to or from people living in the bush.

He pulled on a dirty blue parka, the sort every Alaskan wore for outdoor chores, and set a rabbit-fur hat on his head.

As we rounded the shoulder of the summit, Kathleen informed me that she had to go to the bathroom, and I was suddenly faced with the reality of Alaskan motherhood.

His victory at the North American Championship at Fairbanks began a fierce but gentlemanly rivalry with perennial champion and Alaskan Native George Attla.

Bryar, another top challenger from the lower forty-eight, and Lombard ran teams of registered Siberian Huskies against the Alaskan village dogs.

In those days, the isolation of Alaskan villages was often the reason for their success in sled dog events.