Whitehorse

See also: white horse, and White Horse

English

Etymology

From white +‎ horse.

• In Yukon, from the appearance of the White Horse Rapids, which looked like the manes of white horses.

Proper noun

Whitehorse

1. The capital city of Yukon, Canada.

   Synonym: White Horse (former spelling)

2. An unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after a tavern.
3. A census-designated place in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, named after a chieftain.
4. The City of Whitehorse, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the White Horse Inn, a former tavern.

Translations

capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada

• Armenian: Ուայտհորս (Uaythors)
• Bengali: সাদাঘোড়া (śadaghōṛa), হোয়াইটহর্স (hoaiṭhôrś)
• Bulgarian: Уайтхорс (Uajthors)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 怀特霍斯 (Huáitèhuòsī), 白馬市／白马市 (Báimǎshì)

• Esperanto: Whitehorse, (Esperantized) Vajtohorso
• French: Whitehorse (fr)
• German: Whitehorse (de)
• Greek: Γουάιτχορς n (Gouáitchors)
• Korean: 화이트호스 (Hwaiteuhoseu)
• Portuguese: Whitehorse f
• Romanian: Whitehorse
• Russian: Уайтхорс (ru) (Uajtxors)
• Ukrainian: Ва́йтгорс m (Vájthors)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Whitehorse f

1. Whitehorse (the capital city of Yukon, Canada)