Cariboo

/ (ˈkærɪˌbuː) /


noun
  1. the Cariboo Canadian a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860

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How to use Cariboo in a sentence

  • Back of where Cariboo Meadows should be three or four mining camps snuggled high in the mountains.

    North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • He was apparently an Assiniboin brave, decked out in Cariboo robe and blanket, fringed leggings, and beaded moccasins.

    The Cryptogram | William Murray Graydon
  • Cariboo Meadows, as a town, was simply a double row of buildings facing each other across a wagon road.

    North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • So with the charm of the wild land fresh upon her, she took kindly to Cariboo Meadows.

    North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • She blundered on, not admitting to herself the possibility of being unable to find Cariboo Meadows.

    North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclair