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Baranof

Baranof proper noun: an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle.

Proper noun

Baranof

  1. An island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle.

Origin of Baranof

Named in 1805 by Imperial Russian Navy captain U. F. Lisianski in honor of Alexander Andreyevich Baranov.

Questions about Baranof

What does Baranof mean?
Baranof means an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle.
What part of speech is Baranof?
Baranof is a proper noun.

Words near Baranof in the dictionary

  1. baranis
  2. Baranivka
  3. baranka
  4. barankas
  5. baranki
  6. Baranof
  7. Baranowski
  8. Baranowskis
  9. Baranski
  10. Baranskis
  11. Baranwal

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