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🇨🇦 A Canadian region 🌊 A large river
Yukon

Yukon

15 3.9
A territory in northwestern Canada known for vast wild land and the Klondike gold rush
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjuːkɒn/
translation icon : Yukón
  • To most potential tourists, the lure of the North means the Yukon and Alaska, not the Territories.
  • Yukon Territory
  • Yukon, Canada
  • Yukon Indians

And you just showed me the injury behind your knee that you suffered in the Yukon that you shared on Instagram to everyone's, you know, aghast.

Examples

  • It takes place in the Yukon.

    Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

  • Grandfather had warned Xavier not to go out on the Yukon that day.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • This is a map of the Yukon.

    The Call of the Wild (2020)

  • Several programs were available in Canada, including four in the rural Yukon Territory.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Here's the Yukon, right here.

    It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

  • In the Yukon, as in Eurasia, hawk owls seem to prefer voles to other prey.

    Academic text (2003)

  • And in 1897, the first wave of fortune seekers swept through Port Henry on their way to Skagway, the Chilkoot pass and the Yukon gold fields.

    Limbo (1999)

  • YUKON TERRITORY IS BEAUTIFUL.

    Hannah's Law (2012)

  • The Yukon is famous for its stunning natural landscapes and rich wildlife.

  • Many adventurers dream of exploring the remote areas of the Yukon territory.

Synonyms

Yukon Territory
vsYukon
5.5

A large wild area in northwest Canada known for mountains, wildlife and the Klondike gold rush

is the same meaning but is the shorter form that omits the word territory

Compounds

Yukon River
2.8

A large river that flows from the Yukon in Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea

Yukon Territory
5.5

A large wild area in northwest Canada known for mountains, wildlife and the Klondike gold rush

Yukon Time
  • Archaic
7.2

Standard time in Yukon and parts of Alaska that is nine hours behind UTC

Yukon white birch
  • Specialized
8.9

A tree that grows in Alaska and northern Canada with pale white bark

Surface Forms

Yukon main

Etymology

Yukon comes from a local Indigenous word meaning 'big river', and the territory was named after that great river which shapes the land and history of the region.