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PRONUNCIATION OF YELLOWKNIFE

Yellowknife  [ˈjɛləʊˌnaɪf] play
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Yellowknife is a noun.
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WHAT DOES YELLOWKNIFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yellowknife

Yellowknife

Yellowknife /ˈjɛloʊnaɪf/ (2011 population: 19,234) is the capital city and largest community of the Northwest Territories (NT or NWT), Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately 400 km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River. Yellowknife and its surrounding water bodies were named after a local Dene tribe once known as the 'Copper Indians' or 'Yellowknife Indians' (now referred to locally as the Yellowknives Dene (First Nation)) who traded tools made from copper deposits near the Arctic Coast. The current population is ethnically mixed. Of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories, five are spoken in significant numbers in Yellowknife: Dene Suline, Dogrib, South and North Slavey, English, and French. In the Dogrib language, the city is known as Somba K’e (Som-ba Kay) ("where the money is"). The Yellowknife settlement is considered to have been founded in 1934, after gold was found in the area, although the first evidence of a community with commerce did not emerge until 1936.

Definition of Yellowknife in the English dictionary

The definition of Yellowknife in the dictionary is a city in N Canada, capital of the Northwest Territories on Great Slave Lake. Pop: 16 055.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YELLOWKNIFE


breadknife
ˈbrednaɪf
drawknife
ˈdrɔːˌnaɪf
fife
faɪf
housewife
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf
jackknife
ˈdʒækˌnaɪf
kaif
kaɪf
knife
naɪf
life
laɪf
long-life
ˈlɒŋlaɪf
midwife
ˈmɪdˌwaɪf
nife
naɪf
nightlife
ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf
paperknife
ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪf
penknife
ˈpɛnˌnaɪf
pocketknife
ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪf
real-life
ˌriːlˈlaɪf
still-life
stɪl laɪf
strife
straɪf
wife
waɪf
wildlife
ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YELLOWKNIFE

Yellowstone
Yellowstone Falls
Yellowstone National Park

WORDS THAT END LIKE YELLOWKNIFE

bowie knife
butter knife
carving knife
case knife
clasp knife
combat knife
craft knife
dinner knife
fish knife
fruit knife
gamma knife
hunting knife
palette knife
putty knife
sheath knife
Stanley knife
steak knife
Swiss Army knife
trench knife
twist the knife
under the knife

Synonyms and antonyms of Yellowknife in the English dictionary of synonyms

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耶洛奈夫
1,325 millions of speakers

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Yellowknife
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English

Yellowknife
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

येलोनाइफ़
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يلونايف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Йеллоунайф
278 millions of speakers

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Yellowknife
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইয়েলোনাইফ
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Yellowknife
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Yellowknife
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Yellowknife
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Translator English - Japanese

イェローナイフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옐로 나이프
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Translator English - Javanese

Yellowknife
85 millions of speakers
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Yellowknife
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழிலோவ்க்ணிபே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यलोनाइफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yellowknife
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Yellowknife
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Yellowknife
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Йеллоунайф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Yellowknife
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Γέλοουναϊφ
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Yellow
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Yellow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Yellowknife
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YELLOWKNIFE»

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Cameron River and Beaulieu River Volcanic Belts of the ...
Archean greenstone belts host gold deposits in many areas of the Canadian Shield.
M. B. Lambert, 1988
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Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
The name of the Yellowknife, a people located to the north and east of Great Slave Lake in the present-day Northwest Territories of northern Canada, was applied to them by fur traders because of their copper-bladed, yellow-colored knives.
Carl Waldman, 2009
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Ice and Granite: An Architecture for Yellowknife
This thesis posits that a greater understanding of a place should result in an architecture that is more appropriately suited to that place.
Seth Lippert, ProQuest Co, Carleton University. Dissertation. Architecture, 2007
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The Yellowknife journal
Finding a journal in French and written on birchbark is unprecedented. The Yellowknife Journal was kept by Jean Steinbruck, a soldier of German descent who was likely sent to the colonies by a prince as part payment of a debt.
Jean Steinbruck, 1999
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Handbook of North American Indians: Subarctic
Table 1. Events and Conditions in Yellowknife History {Continued) 1831 Yellowknife killed a Lac la Martre Indian, probably Dogrib. Hudson's Bay Company concerned to keep peace between Yellowknife and Dogrib Indians (E. Smith 1831).
‎1978
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Canada's Landmarks
Yellowknife A Northwest Territories Landmark Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories. It is located on the north shore of the Great Slave Lake and is the gateway to the Northern Frontier. It is the centre for administration, ...
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LIFE
GREATEST. BOOM. IN. THE. WORLD'S. HISTORY. Society in Yellowknife includes the local laundress and her daughter who dresses up in sailor clothes on Sundays. $L OLD (continued) / Vt %» %** •^'J* The dentist ...
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Canoeing North Into the Unknown: A Record of River Travel, ...
[Wanapitei - trip report] YELLOWKNIFE The headwaters of the Yellowknife are close to Jolly and Courageous lakes in the headwater area of both the Hanbury and the Coppermine rivers. It empties into Great Slave Lake in Yellowknife Bay.
Bruce W. Hodgins, Gwyneth Hoyle, 1997
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Annotated Bibliographies of Mineral Deposits in the Western ...
12) -——-1952, Some geological features at Giant Yellowknife mine: Geol. Assoc . Canada Pr., v. 5, p. 95-107 Boyle, R. W., 1954, The shear zone systems of the Yellowknife greenstone belt: Canadian Min. Jour., v. 75, nos. 6, 7, p. 59-64, 69-75  ...
John Drew Ridge, 1972
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Guide to Western Canada
On the north shore of Great Slave Lake, with a population of close to 17,700, Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories. It was founded in 1934 as a result of a minor gold rush. In the area is one operating gold mine. Yellowknife is a ...
Ann Carroll Burgess, Tom Burgess, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YELLOWKNIFE»

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Video: Yellowknife apartments destroyed by 'suspicious' fire
A fire that destroyed Yellowknife's Polaris Apartments is 'suspicious' according to RCMP. One person, trapped inside a third-floor unit, was treated in hospital for ... «My Yellowknife Now, Jun 15»
2
RCMP investigated suspicious package at downtown courthouse …
The Yellowknife courthouse and the area surrounding it were deemed safe late Thursday afternoon by Yellowknife RCMP after police investigated and ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
3
Yellowknife man admits to killing University of Ottawa student
OTTAWA -- A 24-year-old Yellowknife man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in the fatal beating of a 20-year-old University of Ottawa student. «Winnipeg Sun, Apr 15»
4
Yellowknife's Giant mine bomber gets extended leave
Sentenced to life imprisonment for killing nine strikebreakers in 1992, Roger Warren has been granted extended medical leave, Canadian Press reported ... «Resource Clips, Jan 15»
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Yellowknife mine bomber who killed 9 people granted extension on …
A man who murdered nine people by bombing a Yellowknife mine 22 years ago continues to make "positive contributions to society" since being released from ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Dec 14»
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NWT to open a drill core sample archive
The Northwest Territories government says it will open an indoor facility in Yellowknife to store drill core samples recovered in the territory since the 1940s. «CBC.ca, Nov 14»
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Passengers rescued after plane forced to land on ice near Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE -- The pilot and passengers on a small plane that made a forced landing Thursday in bad weather on the ice of Great Slave Lake in the ... «CTV News, Nov 14»
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Atsumi Yoshikubo, missing woman in Yellowknife, presumed dead
The search is over for a Japanese tourist who was reported missing by staff at her hotel one week ago, with Yellowknife RCMP saying Atsumi Yoshikubo “arrived ... «CBC.ca, Nov 14»
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Yellowknife RCMP say search for missing tourist shifts north
The police say they've finished searching in the immediate vicinity of Yellowknife and they've received new information that leads them to thinking Yoshikubo ... «CBC.ca, Oct 14»
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Michael Gilday, Yellowknife's Olympic speedskater, retires
Yellowknife speedskater Michael Gilday announced his retirement last week. Over the course of his career, Gilday won 15 gold Ulus at the Arctic Winter Games ... «CBC.ca, Sep 14»

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