Sitka

[ sit-kuh ]

noun

1. a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.

Sitka

/ ˈsɪtkə /

noun

1. a town in SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago on W Baranof Island: capital of Russian America (1804–67) and of Alaska (1867–1906). Pop: 8876 (2003 est)

Other Words From

• Sitkan noun

Example Sentences

The band Skipinnish, which had played at the event, knew of the tree and led the conservationists to where it was hidden in a non-native Sitka spruce plantation on Achnacarry Estate.

From BBC

The much-smaller community of Sitka also has been grappling with the debate over tourism numbers.

From Seattle Times

More than 100 people attended the Coast Guard’s town hall-style presentation in Sitka last week on the findings of its investigation, the Daily Sitka Sentinel reported.

From Seattle Times

The website also likes the park’s views, Indian Beach, the Sitka spruce forest and hiking opportunities like the Clatsop Loop Trail.

From Seattle Times

Last year, he set a world record in the scissors broad jump with a mark of 38 feet, 7 inches when competing for Mount Edgecumbe High School, a boarding school in Sitka.

From Seattle Times