Etymology

Unalaska

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Today it means: A volcanic island in the Aleutian Islands, an archipelago owned by the US state of Alaska. Full definition →

Russian Унала́шка
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  1. Russian · derived fromУнала́шка
  2. English todayUnalaska

Uncertain. Possibly from Russian Унала́шка (Unaláška), an adapted borrowing of Aleut Nawan-Alaxsxa, the native name for the island.

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