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Yellowknife

American

[yel-oh-nahyf] / ˈyɛl oʊˌnaɪf /

noun

a city in and the capital of the Northwest Territories, in N central Canada, on Great Slave Lake.

Yellowknife British

/ ˈjɛləʊˌnaɪf /

noun

a city in N Canada, capital of the Northwest Territories on Great Slave Lake. Pop: 16 055 (2001)

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Ms Canning had camped for 17 days in Fort Providence, a town three hours south-west of Yellowknife, as she heeded the evacuation orders.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

Most people left Yellowknife by road, but thousands also took flights with destinations in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

A sign that reads "Welcome Home" was put up on the Yellowknife Highway near Behchoko, a First Nations community, to greet evacuees driving in on Wednesday.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

Angela Canning rushed to the highway Wednesday morning to wave at the stream of vehicles heading back to Yellowknife as the evacuation order was lifted.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Northern outposts of the Faith reinforced by the settlement of pioneers in Edgedes Minde, Greenland, and in Yellowknife, Canadian North Western Territories.

From Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 by Shoghi Effendi

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