Anchorage

Anchorage

See also: anchorage

English

Etymology

A proprialization from anchorage, in reference to Captain Cook's anchoring there during his third voyage; for more, see Wikipedia at History of Anchorage, Alaska.

Pronunciation

(without æ-raising)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈæŋkʰəɹʷɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹʷɪd͡ʒ]^[1]
- (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈæŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ]
(æ-raising)
- (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈeɪŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈeɪŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ]; /ˈɛ̃ŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ]
Hyphenation: An‧chor‧age

Proper noun

Anchorage

A large coastal city in Alaska.

Derived terms

Anchorageite

Translations

city

Arabic: أَنْكُورِيج m (ʔankūrīj)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 安克雷奇 (zh) (Ānkèléiqí) (Mainland), 安克拉治 (zh) (Ānkèlāzhì) (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
Dena'ina: Dgheyay Kaq'
French: Anchorage (fr) f
German: Anchorage (de)
Greek: Άνκορεϊτζ (Ánkoreïtz), Άνκοριτζ (Ánkoritz)
Hindi: एंकोरेज (Enkorej), एन्कोरेज (Enkorej)
Japanese: アンカレッジ (Ankarejji)
Korean: 앵커리지 (ko) (Aengkeoriji)
Latin: Ancoraria f
Latvian: Ankoridža f
Marathi: अँकरेज (aĕṅkrej), अँकोरेज (aĕṅkorej)
Portuguese: Anchorage f
Russian: А́нкоридж (ru) m (Ánkoridž)
Scots: Anchorage
Turkish: Anchorage
Ukrainian: Анкоридж m (Ankorydž)

References

^ “Anchorage”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

Anchorage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Anchorage f

Anchorage (a city in Alaska, United States)