Klondike

See also: klondike

English

Etymology

From Klondike, a region in the Yukon territory of Canada that saw a gold rush. Derived from the Hän word Tr'ondëk, which means "hammerstone water".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklɑːnˌdaɪk/

Noun

Klondike (plural Klondikes)

(figuratively) A source of wealth or something else valuable.

Proper noun

Klondike

A region and river in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
(card games) A particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.

Translations

a region and river in Canada

Chinese:
Mandarin: 克朗代克 (zh) (Kèlǎngdàikè)

Georgian: კლონდაიკი (ḳlondaiḳi)
Japanese: クロンダイク (Kurondaiku)
Russian: Клонда́йк (ru) m (Klondájk)

a card game

Japanese: クロンダイク (Kurondaiku)

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