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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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Rio Tinto's Diavik Diamond Mine is about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

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

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

Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty cautioned those returning that the city "will look a little bit different".

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

It would be several weeks before the raft reached the Yellowknife, and in that time many things might happen.

From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver

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