Yukon Territory

Variant of Yukon

Yukon definition

Yu·kon (yo̵̅o̅′kän′)

  1. territory of NW Canada, east of Alas.: 186,661 sq mi (483,450 sq km); pop. 31,000; cap. Whitehorse: abbrev. YT: usually used with the
    in full Yukon Territory
  2. river flowing through this territory & Alas. into the Bering Sea: 1,979 mi (3,185 km)

Etymology: prob. < Athabaskan river name < ?

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