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

Derived Forms

• Yukoner
  noun

Example Sentences

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

Justin Bieber made his Grammys return with a performance of his track Yukon from his 2025 album Swag 2.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Maloney provided exceptionally well-preserved seaweed fossils that are roughly one billion years old, collected from Yukon Territory, Canada.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

I then start the run up the Yukon River and inside of four hours I thought I was going to die of gastric distress.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen