a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
"Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
Ellipsis of baked Alaska.
"The dessert menu featured a warm serving of baked alaska topped with whipped cream and cherries."
Alternative letter-case form of Alaska (“baked Alaska”)
In plain English: Alaska is the biggest state in America located at the very top of North America, known for its cold weather and vast wilderness.
"We went on vacation to Alaska this summer."
The 49th state of the United States. Postal code: AK, capital: Juneau, largest city: Anchorage.
"Alaska is the vast northernmost state in the United States, known for its postal code AK and major cities like Juneau and Anchorage."
From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, "Alaska"), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq ("a mainland", literally "that toward which the action of the sea is directed"), composed of alag ("pertaining to the sea") + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix). Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).