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KODIAK ISLAND
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784
Synonyms:
Kodiak; Kodiak Island
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Kodiak Island" is a part of...):
AK; Alaska; Last Frontier (a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union)