Klondike (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
  2. a river in this region, flowing into the Yukon. 90 miles (145 km) long.
  3. a variety of solitaire.
noun
  1. a region of NW Canada, in the Yukon in the basin of the Klondike River: site of rich gold deposits, discovered in 1896 but largely exhausted by 1910. Area: about 2100 sq km (800 sq miles)
  2. a river in NW Canada, rising in the Yukon and flowing west to the Yukon River. Length: about 145 km (90 miles)
Klondike (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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