Yukon

English

The Yukon Territory's location in Canada

Yukon's flag

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.kɑn/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.kɒn/

Proper noun

Yukon

1. A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.
2. A city and town in Oklahoma.
3. A river in British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska, which gives its name to the territory.

Usage notes

• For the territory, usage is divided between Yukon and the Yukon.

Synonyms

• (territory): Yukon Territory

Derived terms

• Yu, Yu., Yk, Yk. (abbreviation)

Translations

territory in northern Canada which has Whitehorse as its capital

• Arabic: يُوكُون m (yūkūn)
• Armenian: Յուկոն (Yukon)
• Bengali: ইউকন (iukon)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 育空 (juk⁶ hung¹)

  Mandarin: 育空 (zh) (Yùkōng)

• Czech: Yukon (cs) m
• Esperanto: Jukonio, Jukon-teritorio
• French: Yukon (fr) m
• Georgian: იუკონი (iuḳoni)
• Greek: Γιούκον n (Gioúkon)
• Gwich'in: Ųųg Han
• Hungarian: Yukon (hu)
• Italian: Yukon (it) m
• Japanese: ユーコン (Yūkon)
• Khmer: យូកុង (yuukong)
• Korean: 유콘 (Yukon)
• Latin: Iuconus m
• Polish: Jukon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Yukon m, Território de Yukon m
• Russian: Ю́кон (ru) m (Júkon)
• Slovak: Yukon m
• Southern Tutchone: Chu Nìikwän
• Spanish: Yukón m
• Ukrainian: Ю́кон m (Júkon)

Noun

Yukon (plural Yukons)

1. (US, automotive) A GMC Yukon automobile.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [juˈkɔn]

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory of Canada)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• (Belgium, France) IPA^(key): /jy.kɔ̃/, /ju.kɔ̃/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ju.kɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory of Canada)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Yukon, from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈju.kõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈju.kɔn/

Proper noun

Yukon m

1. Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)

   Synonym: Território de Yukon

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjukɔn]

Proper noun

Yukon m inan

1. Yukon (a territory of Canada)

Declension

Declension of Yukon

	singulare tantum
nominative	Yukon
genitive	Yukonu
dative	Yukonu
accusative	Yukon
locative	Yukone
instrumental	Yukonom

Further reading

• “Yukon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024