Yellowknife
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Yellowknife
- /ˈjɛloʊnaɪf/
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- The capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Translations
Every language
name capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada
| 한국어 | 옐로나이프 Yellonaipeu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | イエローナイフ Ierōnaifu |
| 中文 | 耶洛奈夫 Yēluònàifū, 黃刀鎮 /黄刀镇 Huángdāo zhèn |
| Français | Yellowknife |
| Deutsch | Yellowknife |
| Ελληνικά | Γέλοουναϊφ Géloounaïf |
| Русский | Йе́ллоунайф Jjéllounajf, Йеллоуна́йф Jjellounájf |
| العربية | يلونايف īlūnāīf |
Talk about this word "Yellowknife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yellowknife. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Yellowknife. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yellowknife "Yellowknife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yellowknife.Cite this
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title = {Yellowknife},
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