Yukon

English

The Yukon Territory's location in Canada

Yukon's flag

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.kɒn/

Proper noun

Yukon

1. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.
2. A city and town in Oklahoma.
3. A river in British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska, which gives its name to the territory.
4. (US, automotive) GMC Yukon

Synonyms

• (territory): Yukon Territory

Derived terms

• Yu, Yu., Yk, Yk. (abbreviation)

Translations

territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital

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

  Cantonese: 育空 (juk⁶ hung¹)

  Mandarin: 育空 (zh) (Yùkōng)

• Czech: Yukon (cs) m
• Esperanto: Jukonio, Jukon-teritorio
• French: Yukon (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Georgian: იუკონი (iuḳoni)
• Greek: Γιούκον n (Gioúkon)
• Hungarian: Yukon (hu)
• Japanese: ユーコン (Yūkon)
• Korean: 유콘 (Yukon)
• Polish: Jukon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Yukon m, Território de Yukon m
• Russian: Ю́кон (ru) m (Júkon)

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French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jy.kɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon Territory

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.kõ/

Proper noun

Yukon m

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

Synonyms

• Território de Yukon