The term "Lower 48" has, for many years, been a common Alaskan equivalent for "contiguous United States"; however, some Alaskans may use the term "Outside" for those states, though some may use Outside to refer to any location not within Alaska.^[1]

Wikipedia does not have an article on "Outside (Alaskan term)", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "Outside" You can also: Search for Outside (Alaskan term) in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. Start the Outside (Alaskan term) article, using the Article Wizard if you wish, or create a request for it; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary. wiktionary:Outside

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