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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

The Yukon, which takes place in July, will see him kayak down the Yukon River from Whitehorse in Canada through the Arctic Circle to Dalton Highway Bridge in Alaska in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

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

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

In Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon, November brought a warm-weather stint, delaying the icy conditions necessary for ice fishing, snowmobiling and ice skating.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

One of three seen in a spruce forest on July 8, 1947, near Whitehorse was taken by Alcorn.

From Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway by Baker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold)

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