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- Iditarod is an important dogsled race that is ran annually on the Iditarod Trail.
- The word iditarod may be derived from the Athabaskan haiditarod, meaning "far distant place"
- Iditarod is a name of a mining district, and a river, in Alaska.
- Depending on who you ask, three different definitions exist - take your pick!
Following the 1973 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an article published in the Anchorage Times, by sports writer Gordon Fowler, stated the following:
"Iditarod means clear water and was named by the Shageluk Indians for the Iditarod River."
This quote came from one of the Anchorage papers during the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race:
"The word comes from the Ingalik Indian word Haiditarod that was the name for the river on which the town was built. It means distant place."
And this one comes from James Kari, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Native Language Center in 1979:
"The name Iditarod came from an Ingalik and Holikachuk word hided hod for the Iditarod River. This name means distant or distant place. This word is still known by elders in the villages of Shageluk, Anvik, Gray ling and Holy Cross."If you want to learn more go to this website below.
- www.iditarod.com/learnhistory.html
Wilber Greenholt
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∙ 8y ago- Iditarod is an important dogsled race that is ran annually on the Iditarod Trail.
- The word iditarod may be derived from the Athabaskan haiditarod, meaning "far distant place"
- Iditarod is a name of a mining district, and a river, in Alaska.
- Depending on who you ask, three different definitions exist - take your pick!
Following the 1973 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an article published in the Anchorage Times, by sports writer Gordon Fowler, stated the following:
"Iditarod means clear water and was named by the Shageluk Indians for the Iditarod River."
This quote came from one of the Anchorage papers during the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race:
"The word comes from the Ingalik Indian word Haiditarod that was the name for the river on which the town was built. It means distant place."
And this one comes from James Kari, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Native Language Center in 1979:
"The name Iditarod came from an Ingalik and Holikachuk word hided hod for the Iditarod River. This name means distant or distant place. This word is still known by elders in the villages of Shageluk, Anvik, Gray ling and Holy Cross."If you want to learn more go to this website below.
- www.iditarod.com/learnhistory.html
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What does the word Iditarod mean in Alaska?
The word Iditarod is an annual dog sled compatition (race).
What doe the word antifreeze mean?
It means a liquid that resists freezing
What is another word for ididarod?
Iditarod is a name of a river. Some say it means clear water but a professor of the language says the root word means distant place.
What is the definition of the word doe?
Doe means a female deer, like how a buck is a male deer. Try to remember the song, Doe, a deer, a female deer (The sound of Music)
What does the word Iditarod mean what language is it?
Iditarod comes. From the athabascan word haiditarod meaning "far distant place".
What does the iditarod mean?
The dog sled race name, Iditarod, means '' clear water''
Who does it mean when a musher scraches?
It means in a race like The Iditarod they scratch or drop out.
What language is the word Iditarod in?
meheco
What language is the word iditarod?
meheco
What does the name Iditarod mean?
The dog sled race name, Iditarod, means '' clear water''
What is the homophone of the word doe?
The homophone of the word "doe" is "dough".
What does the prefix pseudo- mean?
Pseudo- means not genuine, fake, bogus (incomplete) Note also the colloquial word a pseud, as in John Doe is a pseud. This means that John Doe is not what he claims or pretends to be.
