Definition of Alascan
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: a foreign Protestant in England during the reign of Edward VI
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Origin and Etymology of alascan
Johannes a Lasco (Jan Laski) †1560 Polish religious reformer in charge of foreign Protestants in London (about 1550) + English -an
First Known Use: circa 1874
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