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Meaning 1
A river in Yukon, Canada.
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Standard Lemma guide
Klondike
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/ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/
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/ˈklɑnˌdaɪk/ father-bother merger
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CMU ARPABET: K L AA1 N D AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Meaning 2
A region of Yukon, Canada, surrounding the river, in and around Dawson City, replete with goldfields.
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Synonyms: the Klondike
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name
Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Georgia.
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Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
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Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky.
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
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Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri.
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Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
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Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
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Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas.
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Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
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Meaning 14
A number of places in the United States:
Former name of Trotti, Texas.
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Meaning 15
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
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Meaning 16
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 17
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brazeau, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 18
A particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
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noun
Meaning 19
A source of wealth or something else valuable.
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Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 20
Alternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 21
To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.
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noun
Meaning 22
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
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Broader terms: solitaire, patience
noun
Meaning 23
a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 克朗代克 (Kèlǎngdàikè) — a region and river in Canada
- Georgian: კლონდაიკი (ḳlondaiḳi) — a region and river in Canada
- Japanese: クロンダイク (Kurondaiku) — a region and river in Canada
- Russian: Клонда́йк (Klondájk) — a region and river in Canada
- Japanese: クロンダイク (Kurondaiku) — a card game
- Tagalog: solitaryo — a card game
Real reading context