- pronunciation:
- north
west
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ri
to
riz
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
plural noun |
| definition: |
a northern Canadian territory east of the Yukon. Its capital is Yellowknife.
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In 1870, Britain gave Canada control of Rupert's Land and the area north and west of Rupert's Land, which Britain called "the North West Territory." Canada combined the two areas into the
Northwest Territories. In 1999, the Northwest Territories were divided into Nunavut and a smaller Northwest Territories.