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Klondike

//ˈklɒnˌdaɪk// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Yukon, Canada.
  2. 2
    A region of Yukon, Canada, surrounding the river, in and around Dawson City, replete with goldfields.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Georgia.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Trotti, Texas.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brazeau, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
  13. 18
    A particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.
Noun
  1. 1
    A source of wealth or something else valuable. figuratively

    "That reality is spreading. Once-sizzling housing markets in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states are cooling rapidly, as nervous Western Europeans stop buying investment properties in Warsaw, Tallinn, Estonia and other real estate Klondikes."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”). alt-of, alternative

    "The most exclusive luxury brands are seeking their share of the klondike."

  3. 3
    a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Klondike, a region in the Yukon territory of Canada that saw a gold rush, named after the Klondike River. A corruption of Hän Tr'ondëk (“hammerstone water”) or Gwich'in throndiuk (“hammer-water”).

Etymology 2

From Klondike, a region in the Yukon territory of Canada that saw a gold rush, named after the Klondike River. A corruption of Hän Tr'ondëk (“hammerstone water”) or Gwich'in throndiuk (“hammer-water”).

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