Alaskan King

noun

A very large bed measuring 108 × 108 inches (274 × 274 cm), considerably larger than a king-sized bed.

Meanings

nounAlaskan King (plural Alaskan Kings)

plural Alaskan Kings

  1. USA very large bed measuring 108 × 108 inches (274 × 274 cm), considerably larger than a king-sized bed.

Origin

Likely named in reference to the vast size of the state and its general shape (compare California king, which is long but somewhat narrower, alongside other large beds named for Texas and Wyoming).

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Alaskan King. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alaskan%20King

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