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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This one is asking you to pick up some "Klondike bars" while you are out.
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
The ancient complex includes four historically active landslides, dubbed the Portuguese Bend, Abalone Cove, Klondike Canyon and Beach Club landslides.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024
As scarce as born-and-bred Washingtonians have become in Seattle, it still can’t compare to the Klondike gold rush days, when hardly anyone was from here.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023
She was a seamstress on Second Avenue and made Klondike coats at piece rate.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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