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Whitehorse

American  
[hwahyt-hawrs, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌhɔrs, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of the Yukon Territory, in NW Canada.


Whitehorse British  
/ ˈwaɪtˌhɔːs /

noun

  1. a town in NW Canada: capital of the Yukon Territory. Pop: 16 843 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A native of Whitehorse, Yukon, McKenna had four goals and 10 assists to help Canada win the bronze medal at the 2026 World Junior Championships, played from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Whitehorse recalled that white board members “hated it. They said, ‘What the heck are you doing?

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

In 2017, in one of the only real-world experiments to date of cancer warning labels on alcohol beverages, Dr Hobin studied the effects of such warnings at liquor stores in Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2023

Race officials in Alaska and Canada cited concerns over his care of dogs after his dog named Boppy died near the halfway point between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon, during the 2018 Yukon Quest.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

He was trying once more to solve the mystery of her disappearance from Whitehorse, when a sudden noise across the ravine arrested his attention.

From Glen of the High North by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

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