Klondike

[ klon-dahyk ]

noun

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

Klondike

/ ˈklɒndaɪk /

noun

1. 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)
2. a river in NW Canada, rising in the Yukon and flowing west to the Yukon River. Length: about 145 km (90 miles)

Example Sentences

The main appeal, the article suggested, stemmed from the fact that a gorgeous model ate Klondike bars and spewed vulgarities just like everyone else.

From Washington Post

From the streets to the minor details, Dawson City and the Klondike were able to truly come to life.

From The Daily Beast

But can Klondike compete with Mad Men and Game of Thrones?

From The Daily Beast

Like most poor men with dreams of making it big, Klondike begins at a card table.

From The Daily Beast

At the time Ben West went to the Klondike, a long tedious journey on a trail had to be made.

From Project Gutenberg

Its people believed the Canadian claims had been trumped up when the Klondike fields were opened.

From Project Gutenberg

He was called "the King of the Klondike," and pointed out to newcomers as an example of what men might do in the gold fields.

From Project Gutenberg

He could not afford the rich ground, but managed to purchase more than forty claims through the Klondike.

From Project Gutenberg

I bet I could go to that Klondike place and pick up enough gold to buy back the Tarwater lands.

From Project Gutenberg