Aleutian Islands

/ˌæliːˈuːʃən ˈɑɪlændz/

proper noun

An archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.

Similar
Aleut IslandsAleutic IslandsCatherine Archipelago
OriginChukchi aliat →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Aleutian Islands
  1. An archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.

    Synonyms: Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, Catherine Archipelago

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn archipelago of more than three hundred small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.

Similar
Aleut IslandsAleutic IslandsCatherine Archipelago
Also see
aleutic islandsaleut islandscatherine archipelago

Origin

  1. Chukchialiat“an island”
  2. EnglishAleutian Islands

Possibly from Chukchi aliat (“an island”).

More words from Chukchi

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Translations

Arabic جُزُر أَلُوشْيَان
  • جُزُر أَلُوشْيَان (juzur ʔalūšyān)archipelago
Catalan illes Aleutianes
  • illes Aleutianesarchipelago
Chinese Mandarin 阿留申群島 /阿留申群岛
  • 阿留申群島 /阿留申群岛 (Āliúshēn qúndǎo)archipelago
Czech Aleuty
  • Aleutyarchipelago
Danish Aleuterne
  • Aleuternearchipelago
Dutch Aleoeten
  • Aleoetenarchipelago
Estonian Aleuudid
  • Aleuudidarchipelago
Finnish Aleutit
  • Aleutitarchipelago
French îles Aléoutiennes
  • îles Aléoutiennesarchipelago
German Aleuten, Alëuten
  • Aleutenarchipelago
  • Alëutenarchipelago
Icelandic Aleuteyjar
  • Aleuteyjararchipelago
Irish Oileáin Ailiúit
  • Oileáin Ailiúitarchipelago
Japanese アリューシャン列島
  • アリューシャン列島 (Aryūshan-rettō)archipelago
Korean 알류샨 열도
  • 알류샨 열도 (Allyusyan yeoldo)archipelago
Latin Insulae Aleutiae, Insulae Aleuticae
  • Insulae Aleutiaearchipelago
  • Insulae Aleuticaearchipelago
  • Aleutiaearchipelago
Norwegian Bokmål Aleutene
  • Aleutenearchipelago
Polish Aleuty
  • Aleutyarchipelago
Portuguese Ilhas Aleutas
  • Ilhas Aleutasarchipelago
Russian Алеу́тские острова́
  • Алеу́тские острова́ (Aleútskije ostrová)archipelago
Spanish Islas Aleutianas
  • Islas Aleutianasarchipelago
Swedish Aleuterna
  • Aleuternaarchipelago
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Aleutian Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aleutian%20Islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aleutian Islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aleutian%20Islands.

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