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Yellowknife

/ˈjɛloʊnaɪf/

Yellowknife proper noun: the capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Proper noun

Yellowknife

  1. The capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Yellowknife meaning in Bengali and Arabic

Yellowknife in Bengali

capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
হলুদচাকু holudcaku, ইয়েলোনাইফ iẏelōnaiph

Yellowknife in Arabic

capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
يلونايف īlūnāīf

Origin of Yellowknife

From yellow (“a colour like that of copper”) + knife (“a tool prominently made, used, owned, and traded, by the T'satsąot'ınę”). From Dogrib T'satsąot'ınę. Named after the Tsatsaotine (“Copper People”) (the Yellowknives), a local Dene tribe that made copper tools.

Words formed from Yellowknife

Questions about Yellowknife

What does Yellowknife mean?
Yellowknife means the capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
What is Yellowknife in Bengali?
Yellowknife in Bengali is হলুদচাকু (holudcaku), ইয়েলোনাইফ (iẏelōnaiph). See Yellowknife meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Yellowknife?
Yellowknife is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yellowknife?
Yellowknife is pronounced /ˈjɛloʊnaɪf/.

Words near Yellowknife in the dictionary

  1. yellowishly
  2. yellowishness
  3. yellowism
  4. yellowjacket
  5. yellowjackets
  6. Yellowknife
  7. Yellowknifer
  8. Yellowknifers
  9. Yellowlees
  10. yellowleg
  11. yellowlegs

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