Tanana

[ tan-uh-nah, -naw ]

noun

, plural Tan·a·nas, (especially collectively) Tan·a·na

1. a river flowing northwest from eastern Alaska to the Yukon River. About 650 miles (1,045 km) long.
2. a member of a North American Indian people of the Tanana River drainage basin in east-central Alaska.
3. the Athabascan language of the Tanana.

Tanana

/ ˈtænənɑː /

noun

1. a river in central Alaska, rising in the Wrangell Mountains and flowing northwest to the Yukon River. Length: about 765 km (475 miles)

Example Sentences

The plane landed on a slope above the Tanana River and slid down to the bank, leaving a trail of debris.

From Seattle Times

Engram chose sections of eight rivers: the Colville, Noatak, Tanana, Yukon, Kantishna, Innoko, Copper and Kuskokwim, listed here in descending order of latitude.

From Science Daily

After a decline in performance led to fan booing, Hernández poured ice water from a bucket over Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom in March 1988 while the reporter was speaking with Tigers teammate Frank Tanana.

From Washington Times

After a decline in performance led to fan booing, Hernández poured ice water from a bucket over Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom in March 1988 while the reporter was speaking with Tigers teammate Frank Tanana.

From Seattle Times

Still, the project is an important indicator of the tribe’s commitment to water conservation, said Heather Tanana, a visiting law professor at the University of California, Irvine and citizen of the Navajo Nation.

From Washington Times