Did You Know? Alaska

Did You Know?
The name “Alaska” is derived from the Aleut “alaxsxaq”, meaning “the mainland” or, more literally, “the object towards which the action of the sea is directed”. It is also known as “Alyeska”, the “great land”, an Aleut word derived from the same root.

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Silvia Corradin (Lawniczak) Mom to 3 boys, 2 in heaven, 1 on earth. Alex was stillborn at full term. My son Nicky had the Recessive Dystrophic form of Epidermolysis Bullosa. www.silviaskingdom.com