klondike

plural klondikes

1. alternativeAlternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”).

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

   2007 November 29, Natasha Singer, “Not Down and Out in Moscow”, in New York Times

present singular third person klondikes · participle present klondiking · participle past klondiked · past klondiked

1. To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled ones.

1. A river in Yukon, Canada.
2. A region of Yukon, Canada, surrounding the river, in and around Dawson City, replete with goldfields.

   Synonyms: the Klondike, The Klondike

3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Georgia.
   2. An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
   3. An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   5. A neighbourhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky.
   6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
   7. An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri.
   8. An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
   9. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
   10. An unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas.
   12. Former name of Trotti, Texas.
   13. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
   14. An unincorporated community in Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
   15. An unincorporated community in Brazeau, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
4. card gamesA particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.

plural Klondikes

1. figurativelyA source of wealth or something else valuable.

   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.

   2008 April 14, Mark Landler, “Housing Woes in U.S. Spread Around Globe”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: klondike