/ Dictionary / Index Y Yellowknife: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Yel•low•knife Pronunciation: (yel'ō-nīf"), [key] — n. a city in and the capital of the Northwest Territories, in N central Canada, on Great Slave Lake. 10,394. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yellowknife (Thesaurus) yellow jasmine yellow lady's-slipper Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language