- an island in S Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska: site of the first European settlement in Alaska, made by Russians in 1784. Pop: 13 466 (2004 est). Area: 8974 sq km (3465 sq miles)
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Ko•di•ak
(kō′dē ak′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesan island in the N Pacific, near the base of the Alaska Peninsula. 100 mi. (160 km) long.
- See Kodiak bear.
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Kodiak /ˈkəʊdɪˌæk/ n
Ko′diak bear′,
- Mammalsa large, brown bear, Ursus (arctos) middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia, that grows to a length of 9 ft. (2.7 m). Also called Kodiak.
- 1895–1900
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Kodiak bear, Kodiak n
- a large variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands, esp Kodiak
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