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Kodiak definition

Ko·diak (kō′dē ak′)

island off the SW coast of Alas., in the Gulf of Alaska: 5,363 sq mi (13,890 sq km); pop. 14,000

Etymology: < Russ < ? native name meaning “island”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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