Yukon

American  

[yoo-kon] / ˈju 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

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Example Sentences

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Yukon

The car that killed Bessan-Gligo was a GMC Yukon, an SUV that weighs more than 5½ thousand pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

In 2023, the former governor and his GMC Yukon were the subject of another accident-turned-lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Researchers found low genetic diversity in animals from both Wyoming and the Yukon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Two more couples are isolating on Vancouver Island, one from British Columbia and the other from Yukon.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

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

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