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Yellowknife Moderate

Yellowknife has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Proper Noun
1

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

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Origin

The name comes from Dogrib T'satsąot'ınę, combining "yellow," which refers to the color of copper, and "knife." It was named after the local Tsatsaotine tribe, also known as the Yellowknives, who were famous for crafting copper tools.

Rhyming Words
ife fife kife nife wife rife knife neife shife alife spife trife elwife relife strife recife exwife tidife mylife unlife
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