ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural yellowknife or yellowknives )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: yellow (I) + knife; from their use of copper implements
1. : an Algonquian people living east of Great Slave Lake, Canada, being closely related to the Chipewyan, and speaking the same language
2. : a member of such people