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Northwest Territories
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Northwest Territories Abbr. NT or NWT or N.W.T.
A territory of northern Canada between Yukon Territory and Nunavut and including part of Victoria Island and Melville Island and other islands 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 in 1869-1870. Alberta and Saskatchewan were carved out of the territory in 1905, and in 1999 it was divided again, with the eastern portion becoming the new territory of Nunavut. Yellowknife is the capital and the largest city. Population: 41,500.

Northwest Territories
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(Placename) a territory of NW Canada including part of Victoria Island and several other islands of the Arctic; comprised over a third of Canada's total area until Nunavut became a separate territory in 1999: rich mineral resources. Pop.: 41 800 (1999 est.). Area: 2 082 910 sq. km (804 003 sq. miles) Abbreviation NWT
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Noun1.Northwest Territories - a large territory in northwestern CanadaNorthwest Territories - a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut
Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
Yellowknife - a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake
Great Slave Lake - a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River


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