Klondike
Americannoun
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a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
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a river in this region, flowing into the Yukon. 90 miles (145 km) long.
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(lowercase) a variety of solitaire.
noun
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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)
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a river in NW Canada, rising in the Yukon and flowing west to the Yukon River. Length: about 145 km (90 miles)
Example Sentences
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It said someone named Shirley had asked him to buy Klondike bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Dawson City is a town of 2,400, known for being the heart of the historic Klondike Gold Rush that began in 1896.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
“It’s like being in the Klondike now,” says Dalhousie ecologist Hugh MacIntyre, referring to the gold rush that brought prospectors to remote northwestern Canada in the 1890s.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
Among its notables were Old West lawman Wyatt Earp, who served as temporary marshal for 10 days while he traveled to the Klondike, and naturist John Muir.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
It resembled the popular conception of what a Klondike dance hall girl wore.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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