Klondike
[ˈklɒndaɪk]Meaning
from Klondike, a region in Canada's Yukon named after the Klondike River
Background Story
Klondike is a region in the Yukon territory of Canada, named after the Klondike River. The name is a corruption of Hän Tr'ondëk, meaning "hammerstone water", or Gwich'in throndiuk, meaning "hammer-water". As an English verb, klondike means to export fresh fish, usually herring or mackerel, rather than pickled ones.
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