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klondike

/ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/

klondike is the alternative form of Klondike.

Verb

klondike (third-person singular simple present klondikes, present participle klondiking, simple past and past participle klondiked)

  1. To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.

Proper noun capitalized: Klondike

Klondike

  1. A river in Yukon, Canada.
  2. A region of Yukon, Canada, surrounding the river, in and around Dawson City, replete with goldfields.
    Synonyms:
    the Klondike
  3. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Georgia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  7. A neighbourhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
  9. An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri.
  10. An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
  11. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  12. An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
  2. Former name of Trotti, Texas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  5. An unincorporated community in Brazeau, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
  6. A particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.

Noun capitalized: Klondike

Klondike (plural Klondikes)

  1. (figuratively) A source of wealth or something else valuable.
    • 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.2008 April 14, Mark Landler, “Housing Woes in U.S. Spread Around Globe”, in New York Times

Synonyms of klondike

Forms of klondike

Noun
pluralklondikes
pluralKlondikes
Verb
third-person singular presentklondikes
present participleklondiking
past participleklondiked
pastklondiked

Origin of klondike

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”).

Phrases with klondike

Questions about klondike

What does klondike mean?
Klondike means to export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.
What is klondike the alternative form of?
Klondike is the alternative form of Klondike.
What part of speech is klondike?
Klondike can be a verb, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce klondike?
Klondike is pronounced /ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/.
What is the past tense of klondike?
The past tense of klondike is klondiked.

Words near klondike in the dictionary

  1. klomps
  2. kloms
  3. kloncilium
  4. klonciliums
  5. Klondicitis
  6. klondike
  7. klondiked
  8. klondiker
  9. klondikers
  10. klondikes
  11. klondiking

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