Klondike

[klon-dahyk]

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noun

a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
a river in this region, flowing into the Yukon. 90 miles (145 km) long.
(lowercase) Cards. a variety of solitaire.

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Contemporary Examples of klondike

From the streets to the minor details, Dawson City and the Klondike were able to truly come to life.
Game of Gold Rush
Anna Brand
January 2, 2014
But can Klondike compete with Mad Men and Game of Thrones?
Game of Gold Rush
Anna Brand
January 2, 2014
Like most poor men with dreams of making it big, Klondike begins at a card table.
Game of Gold Rush
Anna Brand
January 2, 2014

Historical Examples of klondike

With him came the first bull-dog that had ever entered the Klondike.
White Fang
Jack London
Different from the Mackenzie toboggans were the Klondike sleds with runners under them.
White Fang
Jack London
And here, in the Klondike, the leader was indeed the leader.
White Fang
Jack London
There then entered, somewhat to my uneasiness, the Klondike woman and her party.
Ruggles of Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson
It was the Klondike person, radiant in the costume of black and the black hat.
Ruggles of Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for klondike

Klondike

noun

a region of NW Canada, in the Yukon in the basin of the Klondike River: site of rich gold deposits, discovered in 1896 but largely exhausted by 1910. Area: about 2100 sq km (800 sq miles)
a river in NW Canada, rising in the Yukon and flowing west to the Yukon River. Length: about 145 km (90 miles)

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Word Origin and History for klondike

Klondike

tributary of the Yukon River in northwestern Canada, from Kutchin (Athabaskan) throndiuk, said to mean "hammer-water" and to be a reference to the practice of driving stakes into the riverbed to support fish traps. Scene of a gold rush after 1896.