Yukon

[ yoo-kon ]

/ ˈyu kɒn /

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noun

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

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

a town in central Oklahoma.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Yukon

Yu·kon·er, noun

Words nearby Yukon

Yukagir, yukata, Yukawa, Yukawa meson, yukky, Yukon, Yukoner, Yukon Gold, Yukon River, Yukon Territory, Yukon time

How to use Yukon in a sentence

In 2015, he started a river-guide training program to advocate for preserving the Peel watershed, which stretches across over 60,000 square kilometers of the northern Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Indigenous chief Dana Tizya-Tramm is fighting climate change for his people and for the planet|Tik Root|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
Now the Yukon game, the tournament before, I crossed my arms at half court.
Aari McDonald: Living the Atlanta Dream|Isabelle Lee|June 4, 2021|Ozy
Pandemic Panners Some gold miners flouted Canadian travel restrictions to travel to the Yukon territory, hoping to make their fortune as the value of gold skyrocketed during the pandemic.
Harnessing the Power of Gold|Sean Culligan|June 1, 2021|Ozy
The frozen Yukon River, snaking its way to the Bering Sea, was visible from my window on the Cessna.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I would guess—Yukon to Anzick—perhaps at least a couple hundred years.
Incontrovertible Evidence Proves the First Americans Came From Asia|Doug Peacock|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We wanted to take it a step further and went to the Yukon in December 2007.
Jamaica, We Have a Dogsled Team|Allen St. John|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Again, the experience in the Yukon gold rush is instructive.
Welcome Back to the Gold Rush|Howard Blum|April 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Back in 1896, when gold was discovered on Bonanza Creek in the Yukon Territory, America was reeling.
Welcome Back to the Gold Rush|Howard Blum|April 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The magnificent Yukon river runs through the territory, and steamers of light draft can sail on its waters for 1,500 miles.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White
See him as he journeys down the Yukon in a scow loaded with lumber for a mission building.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
A second route was by the Chilkoot trail, which had been used for many years by miners going into the country of the Yukon.
Historic Adventures|Rupert S. Holland
Those who went by ocean steamer had to transfer to flat-bottomed boats to go up the Yukon River.
Historic Adventures|Rupert S. Holland
Mackenzie and Yukon—Men: Shirt-coat, legging-moccasins, breech-cloth, hat and hood.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence

British Dictionary definitions for Yukon

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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