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alaskan panhandle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
alaskan -pan-han-dle
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The portion of the U.S. state of Alaska hanging south of the main portion, lying to the south of the Yukon and to the west of British Columbia; a salient intruding into northern British Columbia, thereby eliminating British Columbia's coastline access in the north.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Alaskan Panhandle.

Etymology

From Alaskan + panhandle.

Inflected Forms

the Alaskan Panhandle (canonical) Alaska Panhandle (alternative)

Synonyms

Panhandle

Questions

What does alaskan panhandle mean?
The portion of the U.S. state of Alaska hanging south of the main portion, lying to the south of the Yukon and to the west of British Columbia; a salient intruding into northern British Columbia, thereby eliminating British Columbia's coastline access in the north.
Where does alaskan panhandle come from?
From Alaskan + panhandle.

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