klondike means A river in Yukon, Canada. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
klondike is pronounced /ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/.
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”).
name
- 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.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
noun
- 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.”
verb
- To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.