Crossword answer · 6 letters
Alaska definition and meaning
uh-LAS-kuh · proper noun
ALASKA
What does Alaska mean?
Alaska is a U.S. state in northwestern North America, separated from the contiguous United States by Canada.
What does ALASKA mean in a crossword?
ALASKA answers the reviewed clue “Its state quarter features a grizzly bear catching a salmon.” A specific commemorative-coin image points to one U.S. state.
Why is ALASKA useful to learn?
Its state quarter depicts a bear with a salmon, but the coin image is a clue to the state, not the state's definition.
Common clue patterns
- A northwestern U.S. state
- The state abbreviated AK
- The state on a bear-and-salmon quarter
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
ALASKA is the full six-letter name; AK is its postal abbreviation. A request for a state name and one for an abbreviation need different entries.