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alaska
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[ noun ] (government,geography) a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
Synonyms Examples "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)Within about an hour with the help of reports from seismic stations in Alaska , Arizona and California , the quake 's epicenter was placed at 51 degrees North latitude and 158 degrees East longitude . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The term `` State '' means the several States , the District_of_Columbia , the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico ; the term `` United_States '' includes the several States and the District_of_Columbia , and excludes the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii . For each State ( except Puerto_Rico , Guam , the Virgin_Islands , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii ) determine average per_capita income based_on the last three years . Determine for each State ( except the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii ) that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 % as the particular State 's average per_capita income bears to the average per_capita income of the U._S. . ( Alaska and Hawaii had fixed allotment percentages in_effect prior to fiscal_year 1962 . ) Related terms American_state US Aleutian_Islands Alaska_Range iditarod_trail alaska_peninsula Prudhoe_Bay Valdez nome St._Elias_Range denali_national_park McKinley gates_of_the_arctic_national_park katmai_national_park kenai_fjords_national_park kobuk_valley_national_park lake_clark_national_park wrangell-st._elias_national_park Anchorage alaska_peninsula seward_peninsula alexander_archipelago Juneau denali_fault kodiak great_mendenhall_glacier sitka hubbard Alaskan_pipeline |
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