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Cariboo

British  
/ ˈkærɪˌbuː /

noun

  1. a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The province has seen so little snow that one ski resort in BC's South Cariboo region was forced to close its doors in early January for the remainder of the season.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

It sits on federal land at the end of a dusty dirt road on the Cariboo Plateau, in British Columbia ranching country.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

After the success of Cranium, their company released dozens of other games and toys, including the children’s games Cadoo and Cariboo.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

The refuge was built specially for Cari and Boo, two grizzlies named after British Columbia’s Cariboo mountains, where they were born, whose mother was killed by a poacher in June 2002.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022

Billy Deitz, after whom a famous creek was named, died penniless in Victoria; and the Scottish miner who rhymed the songs of Cariboo died unwept and unknown to history.

From The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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