Whitehorse

[ hwahyt-hawrs, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌhɔrs, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

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

Definition for whitehorse (2 of 2)

Yukon

[ yoo-kon ]

/ ˈyu kɒn /

noun

a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.

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

a town in central Oklahoma.

Related forms

Yu·kon·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for whitehorse

Whitehorse Street, built about 1738, is so called from a public-house.
Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater|Geraldine Edith Mitton
For there, about two hundred yards away, were the dreaded Whitehorse Rapids.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
One of three seen in a spruce forest on July 8, 1947, near Whitehorse was taken by Alcorn.
Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway|Rollin H. Baker
One melanistic individual was taken one mile northeast of Whitehorse on July 11.
Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway|Rollin H. Baker

One mouse was taken near Whitehorse on July 10 under a building which had not been occupied for one year.
Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway|Rollin H. Baker

British Dictionary definitions for whitehorse (1 of 2)

Whitehorse

/ (ˈwaɪtˌhɔːs) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for whitehorse (2 of 2)

Yukon

/ (ˈjuːkɒn) /

noun

the Yukon 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)Abbreviation: YT

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