Yukon

American  

[yoo-kon] / ˈyu kɒn /

noun

1. a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2,000 miles (3,220 km) long.

2. a territory in NW Canada. 207,076 sq. mi. (536,325 sq. km). Whitehorse.

3. a town in central Oklahoma.

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Yukon British  

/ ˈjuːkɒn /

noun

1.  YT.  a territory of NW Canada, on the Beaufort Sea, between the Northwest Territories and Alaska: arctic and mountainous, reaching 5959 m (19 550 ft) at Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak; mineral resources. Capital: Whitehorse. Pop: 31 209 (2004 est). Area: 536 327 sq km (207 076 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Yukoner noun

Example Sentences

Last year, a driver backed into his 12-year-old Yukon XL at a stop sign and drove off.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Guerrero Jr. eschewing his chance at free agency this upcoming winter and emphatically choosing Canada as his forever team instantly transformed him into a national hero from Newfoundland to the Yukon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Klinghoffer was driving a black GMC Yukon at the corner of West Main Street and South Meridian Avenue when he turned left at the intersection while 47-year-old Sanchez was walking in a marked crosswalk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

In 2022, 80% fewer king salmon returned to the Yukon River than the 30-year average and 90% fewer chum salmon returned to western Alaska.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

On April 21, just six days out of Carthage, he arrived at Liard River Hotsprings, at the threshold of the Yukon Territory.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer