KLONDIKE, THE


Meaning of KLONDIKE, THE in English

Klon ‧ dike, the /ˈklɒndaɪk $ ˈklɑːn-/ BrE AmE

an area in northwest Canada, in the Yukon. Gold was discovered there in the 1890s, and this caused a ↑ gold rush (=when many people go to an area to look for gold) . If a lot of people hurry to a particular place to do an activity, the situation is sometimes said to be ‘like the Klondike’.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.