klondike
IPA: kɫˈɑndaɪk
Root Word: Klondike
noun
- A river in Yukon, Canada.
- A region of Yukon, Canada, surrounding the river, in and around Dawson City, replete with goldfields.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- A neighbourhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
- Former name of Trotti, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Brazeau, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
- (card games) A particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.
- (figuratively) A source of wealth or something else valuable.
- Alternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”) [A river in Yukon, Canada.]
verb
- To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.
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