阿拉斯加

Ālāsījiā

proper noun #7,190

Meanings

1 Alaska (U.S. state)

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Examples

阿拉斯加的冬天非常冷。

Ālāsījiā de dōngtiān fēicháng lěng.

The winter in Alaska is extremely cold.

他去阿拉斯加看极光。

Tā qù Ālāsījiā kàn jíguāng.

He went to Alaska to see the northern lights.

阿拉斯加是美国最大的州。

Ālāsījiā shì Měiguó zuì dà de zhōu.

Alaska is the largest state in America.

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history

阿拉斯加 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Alaska', which comes from the Aleut word 'Alyeska' meaning 'great land'. The U.S. purchased it from Russia in 1867.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

拉 lā

斯 sī

加 jiā