Klondike
/ˈklɒndaɪk/1
- a tributary of the Yukon River, in Yukon Territory, NW Canada, which rises in the Ogilvie mountains and flows 160 km (100 miles) westwards to join the Yukon at Dawson. It gave its name to the surrounding region, which became famous when gold was found in nearby Bonanza Creek in 1896. In the ensuing gold rush of 1897- 8 thousands settled in the area to mine gold.克朗代克河（加拿大西北育空地区育空河的支流, 发源于奥格尔维山脉, 向西流160公里, 即100英里, 在道森汇入育空河, 周围地区因该河得名, 并在1896年因附近的博南扎河发现了黄金而闻名, 随后1897-1898年的淘金热中数千人定居于此掘金）。
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- as noun figurative a source of valuable material〈喻〉财富源泉。
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- as noun chiefly N. Amer. a form of the card game patience or solitaire〈主北美〉克朗代克纸牌游戏。