yellowknife

Thân thiện

A family watches the northern lights over Yellowknife.

Definition

Proper noun: - A town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada: Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories, located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Yellowknife is the territorial capital and largest community in the Northwest Territories.
  • We flew into Yellowknife to see the northern lights.
  • The winter in Yellowknife is long and very cold.

Advanced Usage

• Used to represent the government or administrative center of the Northwest Territories:
  • The decision was announced by officials in Yellowknife.

Variants and Related Words

• Yellowknifer (noun): A resident of Yellowknife.
  • The Yellowknifers celebrated their city's founding.

Synonyms

• Capital (of the Northwest Territories): The seat of government for the territory.
• Northern community: A general term for settlements in Canada's far north.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake

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