YUKON


Meaning of YUKON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü-ˌkän ]

geographical name

1. river 1979 miles (3185 kilometers ) Yukon Territory & Alaska flowing NW & SW into Bering Sea — see Lewes

2. or Yukon Territory territory NW Canada between Alaska & British Columbia bordering on Arctic Ocean capital Whitehorse area 205,345 square miles (531,843 square kilometers ), population 29,885

• Yu·kon·er -ˌkä-nər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.