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Yukon

yu·kon

UK/ˈjuː.kɒn/ US/ˈjuː.kɑn/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea

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2.

a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s

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Origin

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

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  • Yukon Standard Time Zone

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