Yukon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Gwich'in ųųg han, contraction of chųų gąįį han (“white water river”). See Wikipedia's name section for details.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editYukon
- A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.
- A city and town in Oklahoma.
- A river in British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska, which gives its name to the territory.
Usage notes
edit- For the territory, usage is divided between Yukon and the Yukon.
Synonyms
edit- (territory): Yukon Territory
Derived terms
editTranslations
editterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
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Noun
editYukon (plural Yukons)
- (US, automotive) A GMC Yukon automobile.
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editYukon m
- Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory of Canada)
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editYukon m
- Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory of Canada)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom English Yukon, from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).
Pronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editYukon m
- Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)
- Synonym: Território de Yukon
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editYukon m inan
Declension
editDeclension of Yukon
Further reading
edit- “Yukon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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- en:Yukon
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