noun
Yukon
YOO-kon
noun
1
A territory in northern Canada, capital Whitehorse, or the major river of the same name running through it and Alaska.
"They drove the Alaska Highway all the way up to the Yukon."
2
A large GMC SUV model named after the territory.
"He traded in his sedan for a GMC Yukon before the road trip."
Word Forms
Yukons plural
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Etymology
From the Gwich'in language, a shortening of a phrase meaning "white water river."