an island in S Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska: site of the first European settlement in Alaska, made by Russians in 1784. Pop: 13 466 (2004 est). Area: 8974 sq km (3465 sq miles)
Kodiak in American English
(ˈkoʊdiˌæk)
island off the SW coast of Alas., in the Gulf of Alaska: 5,363 sq mi (13,890 sq km); pop. 14,000