knik
knik Lexical Profile
• noun
American A historical settlement and former major trading post in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska, located on the western bank of the Knik Arm.
"During the early gold rush days before Anchorage was established, Knik served as a vital commercial hub for prospectors heading into the Alaskan interior."
American A geographic designation used in Alaska to refer to the Knik River, Knik Glacier, or the Knik Arm, which is a significant waterway forming the northern branch of Cook Inlet.
"The proposed bridge over the Knik Arm would provide a more direct route connecting the city of Anchorage to the Matanuska-Susitna Valley."
• Rhymes for knik
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from an Inupiaq word meaning 'fire', which was historically adopted to refer to the indigenous people and geographic features of the Knik Arm region in Alaska.