Synonyms for klondikes


Grammar : Noun
Spell : klon-dahyk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɒn daɪk


Définition of klondikes

Origin :
  • tributary of the Yukon River in northwestern Canada, from Kutchin (Athabaskan) throndiuk, said to mean "hammer-water" and to be a reference to the practice of driving stakes into the riverbed to support fish traps. Scene of a gold rush after 1896.
  • As in Alaska : noun u.s. state

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