Meanings
proper noun
- error lua execA territory in northern Canada. Capital: Yellowknife.
Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents.
2016 June 13, Hilary Bird, “Baby named Sahaiʔa prompts changes to Vital Statistics Act”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2016
Translations
Bengali উত্তরপশ্চিম ইকলিম
- উত্তরপশ্চিম ইকলিম (uttôrpôścim iklim)Territory in northern Canada
Bulgarian Североза́падни терито́рии
- Североза́падни терито́рии (Severozápadni teritórii)Territory in northern Canada
Catalan Territoris del Nord-oest
- Territoris del Nord-oestTerritory in northern Canada
Chinese Cantonese 西北地區 /西北地区
- 西北地區 /西北地区 (sai¹ bak¹ dei⁶ keoi¹)Territory in northern Canada
Chinese Mandarin 西北地區 /西北地区
- 西北地區 /西北地区 (Xīběi Dìqū)Territory in northern Canada
Czech Severozápadní teritoria
- Severozápadní teritoriaTerritory in northern Canada
Dutch Noordwest Territoria
- Noordwest TerritoriaTerritory in northern Canada
Esperanto Nordokcidentaj Teritorioj
- Nordokcidentaj TeritoriojTerritory in northern Canada
Finnish Luoteisterritoriot
- LuoteisterritoriotTerritory in northern Canada
French Territoires du Nord-Ouest
- Territoires du Nord-OuestTerritory in northern Canada
German Nordwest-Territorien
- Nordwest-TerritorienTerritory in northern Canada
Greek Βορειοδυτικά Εδάφη
- Βορειοδυτικά Εδάφη (Voreiodytiká Edáfi)Territory in northern Canada
Hungarian Északnyugati területek
- Északnyugati területekTerritory in northern Canada
Irish Críocha an Iarthuaiscirt
- Críocha an IarthuaiscirtTerritory in northern Canada
Italian Territori del Nord-Ovest
- Territori del Nord-OvestTerritory in northern Canada
Japanese ノースウエスト準州
- ノースウエスト準州 (Nōsuwesuto junshū)Territory in northern Canada
Korean 노스웨스트 준주
- 노스웨스트 준주 (Noseuweseuteu junju)Territory in northern Canada
Latin Territoria Septentrio-Occidentalia
- Territoria Septentrio-OccidentaliaTerritory in northern Canada
Norwegian Bokmål Nordvestterritoriene
- NordvestterritorieneTerritory in northern Canada
Polish Terytoria Północno-Zachodnie
- Terytoria Północno-ZachodnieTerritory in northern Canada
Portuguese Territórios do Noroeste
- Territórios do NoroesteTerritory in northern Canada
Russian Се́веро-За́падные террито́рии
- Се́веро-За́падные террито́рии (Sévero-Západnyje territórii)Territory in northern Canada
Slovak Severozápadné teritóriá
- Severozápadné teritóriáTerritory in northern Canada
Swedish Nordvästterritorierna
- NordvästterritoriernaTerritory in northern Canada
Ukrainian Півні́чно-За́хідні терито́рії
- Півні́чно-За́хідні терито́рії (Pivníčno-Záxidni terytóriji)Territory in northern Canada
Welsh Tiriogaethau'r Gogledd-orllewin
- Tiriogaethau'r Gogledd-orllewinTerritory in northern Canada
Cite this entry
APA
Northwest Territories. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northwest%20Territories
MLA
“Northwest Territories.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northwest%20Territories. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northwest Territories,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northwest%20Territories.
Source: Northwest Territories on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.