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YUKON RIVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Yukon River mean?
• YUKON RIVER (noun)
The noun YUKON RIVER has 1 sense:
1. a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
Familiarity information: YUKON RIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Yukon; Yukon River
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Yukon River" is a part of...):
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
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