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 bear
noun
1.
a large variety of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, inhabiting the west coast of Alaska and neighbouring islands, esp Kodiak
Word Origin and History for Kodiak
Alaskan island, from Russian Kadiak, from Alutiiq (Eskimo) qikertaq "island."