El dorado

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.
  2. 2
    A legendary lost city of gold.
  3. 3
    Any place of fabulous wealth. broadly
  4. 4
    A city, the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms
eldorado

Etymology

From Spanish el dorado (“the golden one”).

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