Alyeska
[ˌæl.jəˈɛs.kə]Meaning
an archaic spelling of the Aleut word Alaska, meaning "mainland", "great country" or "great land"
Background Story
Alyeska is an archaic spelling of the Aleut word Alaska. The same word also names a former settlement that was abandoned and merged with Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska, an alpine ski area that developed in the early 1960s in Girdwood, and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
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