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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A territory of northern Canada between Yukon Territory and Nunavut and including part of the western Arctic Archipelago. Originally a much vaster territory encompassing most of central and northern Canada, Northwest Territories was formed in 1870 from the Hudson's Bay Company's holdings, which had been sold to Canada shortly after Confederation (1867). The province of Manitoba was carved out of the territory a month later, followed by Yukon Territory (1898), Alberta and Saskatchewan (1905), and Nunavut (1999). Yellowknife is the capital.
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- proper noun
Territory in northernCanada which hasYellowknife as its capital.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut
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In response, the federal government passed the Manitoba Act, which carved the province out of the sprawling region called the Northwest Territories and established Canadian dominion.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB WEBER 2011
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In response, the federal government passed the Manitoba Act, which carved the province out of the sprawling region called the Northwest Territories and established Canadian dominion.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB WEBER 2011
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The Northwest Territories was the only other region to receive the C+ designation, finishing at 66 per cent.
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Previously the oldest piece of bedrock was the Acasta Gneiss in the Canadas's Northwest Territories, which is 4.03 billion years old.
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In areas such as Northwest Territories and British Columbia, which have started seeing widespread H1N1 activity, the news of the approval will be particularly welcome.
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Harry Winston, based in Toronto, supplies rough diamonds to the markets from a mine in Canada's Northwest Territories.
Options Traders Put a Floor on Harry Winston Chris Dieterich 2011
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They start their weeklong tour of Canada on June 30, visiting Ottawa, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, including a trip to the Arctic.
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Paramount Resources also has a significant investment in a Canadian energy company called MGM Energy Corp., which was formed through Paramount's 2007 spinoff of assets in the Northwest Territories.
Walt Disney Stakes Claim After Oil Firm Adopts Famous Name Erica Orden 2011
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But Yuichi Takasaka, a photographer who moved from Japan to Canada, took this photo of the aurora on September 12 at Hidden Lake Territorial Park in Canada's Northwest Territories, an area he lived near for seven years.
Northern Lights In Canada Provide Stunning Image (PHOTO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The couple will spend nine days this summer visiting Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario.
William and Kate: off to Canada Autumn Brewington 2011
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