Yukon

Y4U1K5O1N1
Canada, US/ˈjuː.kɑn/UK/ˈjuː.kɒn/

proper noun

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.

Similar
Yukon Territory
OriginGwich'in ųųg han →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.

    Synonyms: Yukon Territory

  2. A river in northwest Canada and Alaska.
  3. A number of other places in the United States
  4. A number of other places in the United States:
    1. A city in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
nounYukon (plural Yukons)

plural Yukons

  1. USautomotiveA GMC Yukon automobile.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.

Similar
Yukon Territory
Also see
yuyukon riveryukon territory

Origin

  1. Gwich'inųųg han
  2. EnglishYukon

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

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Translations

Arabic يُوكُون
  • يُوكُون (yūkūn)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Bengali ইউকন
  • ইউকন (iukon)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Chinese Cantonese 育空
  • 育空territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Chinese Mandarin 育空
  • 育空 (Yùkōng)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Czech Yukon
  • Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Esperanto Jukonio, Jukon-teritorio
  • Jukonioterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
  • Jukon-teritorioterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
French Yukon
  • Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Greek Γιούκον
  • Γιούκον (Gioúkon)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Hungarian Yukon
  • Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Italian Yukon
  • Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Japanese ユーコン
  • ユーコン (Yūkon)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Korean 유콘
  • 유콘territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Latin Iuconus
  • Iuconusterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Polish Jukon
  • Jukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Portuguese Yukon, Território de Yukon
  • Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
  • Território de Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Russian Ю́кон
  • Ю́кон (Júkon)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Slovak Yukon
  • Yukonterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Spanish Yukón
  • Yukónterritory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital
Ukrainian Ю́кон
  • Ю́кон (Júkon)territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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