Yellowknife

Y4E1L1L1O1W4K5N1I1F4E1
/ˈjɛloʊnaɪf/

proper noun

The capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

OriginDogrib T'satsąot'ınę →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Origin

  1. DogribT'satsąot'ınę
  2. EnglishYellowknife

From yellow (“a colour like that of copper”) + knife (“a tool prominently made, used, owned, and traded, by the T'satsąot'ınę”). From Dogrib T'satsąot'ınę. Named after the Tsatsaotine (“Copper People”) (the Yellowknives), a local Dene tribe that made copper tools.

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Translations

Arabic يلونايف
  • يلونايف (īlūnāīf)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Bengali হলুদচাকু, ইয়েলোনাইফ
  • হলুদচাকু (holudcaku)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
  • ইয়েলোনাইফ (iẏelōnaiph)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Bulgarian Йе́лоунайф
  • Йе́лоунайф (Jélounajf)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Chinese Mandarin 耶洛奈夫, 黃刀鎮 /黄刀镇
  • 耶洛奈夫 (Yēluònàifū)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
  • 黃刀鎮 /黄刀镇 (Huángdāo zhèn)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Esperanto Yellowknife, Jelonajfo
  • Yellowknifecapital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Jelonajfocapital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
French Yellowknife
  • Yellowknifecapital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
German Yellowknife
  • Yellowknifecapital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Greek Γέλοουναϊφ
  • Γέλοουναϊφ (Géloounaïf)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Japanese イエローナイフ
  • イエローナイフ (Ierōnaifu)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Korean 옐로나이프
  • 옐로나이프 (Yellonaipeu)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Polish Yellowknife
  • Yellowknifecapital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Russian Йе́ллоунайф, Йеллоуна́йф
  • Йе́ллоунайф (Jjéllounajf)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Йеллоуна́йф (Jjellounájf)capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Cite this entry
APA

Yellowknife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yellowknife

MLA

“Yellowknife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yellowknife. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yellowknife,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yellowknife.

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