Matanuska: Meaning and Definition of

Mat•a•nus•ka

Pronunciation: (mat"u-n'sku), [key]
— n.
  1. a river in S Alaska flowing SW to Cook Inlet. 90 mi. (145 km) long.
  2. a village in the valley of this river, NE of Anchorage: site of federal experiment in rural resettlement in 1935.
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