Yukon

English

The Yukon Territory's location in Canada

Yukon's flag

Etymology

From Gwich'in ųųg han, contraction of chųų gąįį han (“white water river”). See Wikipedia's name section for details.

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.kɑn/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.kɒn/

Proper noun

Yukon

2. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.
4. A river in northwest Canada and Alaska.
6. A city and town in Oklahoma.

Usage notes

• For the territory, usage is divided between Yukon and the Yukon.

Synonyms

• (territory): Yukon Territory

Derived terms

• Yu, Yu., Yk, Yk. (abbreviation)
• Yukon-Koyukuk

Translations

territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital

• Arabic: يُوكُون m (yūkūn)
• Armenian: Յուկոն (Yukon)
• Bengali: ইউকন (iukon)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 育空 (juk⁶ hung¹)

  Mandarin: 育空 (zh) (Yùkōng)

• Czech: Yukon (cs) m
• Esperanto: Jukonio, Jukon-teritorio
• French: Yukon (fr) m
• Georgian: იუკონი (iuḳoni)
• Greek: Γιούκον n (Gioúkon)
• Gwich'in: Ųųg Han
• Hungarian: Yukon (hu)
• Italian: Yukon (it) m
• Japanese: ユーコン (Yūkon)
• Khmer: យូកុង (yuukong)
• Korean: 유콘 (Yukon)
• Latin: Iuconus m
• Polish: Jukon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Yukon m, Território de Yukon m
• Russian: Ю́кон (ru) m (Júkon)
• Slovak: Yukon m
• Southern Tutchone: Chu Nìikwän
• Spanish: Yukón m
• Ukrainian: Ю́кон m (Júkon)

Noun

Yukon (plural Yukons)

1. (US, automotive) A GMC Yukon automobile.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [juˈkɔn]

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)
2. Yukon, Yukon River (A river in northwest Canada and Alaska)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• (Belgium, France) IPA^(key): /jy.kɔ̃/, /ju.kɔ̃/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ju.kɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)
2. Yukon, Yukon River (A river in northwest Canada and Alaska)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Yukon, from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈju.kõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈju.kɔn/

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)

   Synonym: Território de Yukon

2. Yukon, Yukon River (A river in northwest Canada and Alaska)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjukɔn]

Proper noun

Yukon m inan

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)
2. Yukon, Yukon River (A river in northwest Canada and Alaska)

Declension

Declension of Yukon

	singulare tantum
nominative	Yukon
genitive	Yukonu
dative	Yukonu
accusative	Yukon
locative	Yukone
instrumental	Yukonom

Further reading

• “Yukon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025