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Anchorage
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anchorage
English
Etymology
en anchorage 1
A proprialization from en anchorage, in reference to Captain Cook's anchoring there during his third voyage; for more, see Wikipedia at History of Anchorage, Alaska.
Pronunciation
en non-æ-tensing
en /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈæŋkʰəɹʷɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹʷɪd͡ʒ]<ref:> RP
en /ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈæŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] GA
en æ-tensing
en /ˈeɪŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈeɪŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈeɪŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] ; /ˈɛ̃ŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] US,CA
en An chor age
Proper noun
en largest city s/Alaska c/US. TopoZone: Anchorage, Alaska
en Maureen O'Hare Anchorage: The little airport on the top of the world w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/anchorage-airport-cold-war-covid 2022-03-08 So Anchorage settled into its current role as a major center for cargo traffic and a modest airport of seasonal passenger flights. https://web.archive.org/web/20220405043946/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/anchorage-airport-cold-war-covid/
en home-rule city co/Jefferson County s/Kentucky c/US.
en ucomm co/Atascosa County s/Texas c/US.
en ghost town co/Buffalo County s/Wisconsin c/US.
Derived terms
en Anchorageite
Translations
city
Arabic: ar أَنْكُورِيج m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 安克雷奇 Mainland, cmn 安克拉治 Ānkèlāzhì Hong Kong, Taiwan
Dena'ina: tfn Dgheyay Kaq'
Finnish: fi Anchorage
French: fr Anchorage f
Galician: gl Anchorage
German: de Anchorage n
Greek: el Άνκορεϊτζ, el Άνκοριτζ
Hindi: hi एंकोरेज Enkorej, hi एन्कोरेज Enkorej
Japanese: ja アンカレッジ Ankarejji
Korean: ko ^앵커리지
Latin: la Ancoraria f
Latvian: lv Ankoridža f
Marathi: mr अँकरेज, mr अँकोरेज
Portuguese: pt Anchorage f
Russian: ru А́нкоридж m
Scots: sco Anchorage
Spanish: es Anchorage
Turkish: tr Anchorage
Ukrainian: uk Анкоридж m
References
Further reading
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi :bor en:Anchorage
From fi en Anchorage.
Pronunciation
ankoredž
Proper noun
fi largest city s/Alaska c/US Anchorage
Declension
sg Anchorag a
French
fr:
Etymology
fr :bor en:Anchorage
fr en Anchorage.
Proper noun
f
fr largest city s/Alaska c/US Anchorage
Galician
gl:
Etymology
gl :bor en:Anchorage + 1
Proper noun
gl largest city s/Alaska c/US Anchorage
German
de:
Etymology
de :bor en:Anchorage
de en Anchorage.
Pronunciation
de De-Anchorage.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de largest city s/Alaska c/US Anchorage
Declension
toponym
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :bor en:Anchorage 1 +
Proper noun
f
pt largest city s/Alaska c/US Anchorage
pt home-rule city co/Jefferson County s/Kentucky c/US Anchorage
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es :bor en:Anchorage 1 +
Pronunciation
Áncorach Áncorash An.cho.rage
Proper noun
f
es largest city s/Alaska c/US Anchorage