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Meaning of Klondike | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈklɒnˌdaɪk/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

日本語 クロンダイク
Русский Клонда́йк

Examples

“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.”
“The most exclusive luxury brands are seeking their share of the klondike.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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