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 Definitions of klondike  [ˈklɒn daɪk]  

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Definition of 'klondike' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Klondike
a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.

2.  Klondike
a river in this region, flowing into the Yukon. 90 mi. (145 km) long.

3.  Klondike
(l.c.) a variety of solitaire.


Definition of 'klondike' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Klondike
a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910

2. (noun) klondike
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


Definitions of 'klondike' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  klondike
a small section of Yukon, a territory in the extreme NW. of N. America, and a present-day centre of pilgrimage by gold-seekers since the recent discovery of the gold-fields there.



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