Kodiak

K5O1D2I1A1K5
US/ˈkoʊdiˌæk/

noun

A Kodiak bear.

Similar
Alaskan brown bearKodiak bearUrsus middendorffiUrsus arctos middendorffi
OriginRussian Кадьяк ← Aleut qikertaq →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounKodiak (plural Kodiaks)

plural Kodiaks

  1. A Kodiak bear.
proper noun
  1. A town in Alaska: see Wikipedia:Kodiak, Alaska

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia

Similar
Alaskan brown bearKodiak bearUrsus middendorffiUrsus arctos middendorffi
Broader
brown bearbruinUrsus arctos
Also see
kodiak bear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Aleutqikertaq“island”
  2. RussianКадьяк
  3. EnglishKodiak

From Russian Кадьяк (Kadʹjak), from Aleut qikertaq (“island”).

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Translations

Arabic كودياك
  • كودياك (kawdiaak)town in Alaska
Chinese Mandarin 科迪亚克
  • 科迪亚克 (Kēdíyàkè)town in Alaska
Japanese コディアック
  • コディアック (Kodiakku)town in Alaska
Korean 코디액
  • 코디액 (kodiaek)town in Alaska
Russian Ка́дьяк, Ко́диак
  • Ка́дьяк (Kádʹjak)town in Alaska
  • Ко́диак (Kódiak)town in Alaska
Ukrainian Ка́дьяк, Ко́діак
  • Ка́дьяк (Kádʹjak)town in Alaska
  • Ко́діак (Kódiak)town in Alaska
Cite this entry
APA

Kodiak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kodiak

MLA

“Kodiak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kodiak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kodiak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kodiak.

Source: Kodiak on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.