About The Word El dorado
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El dorado
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What's The Definition Of El dorado?
[n] an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
Synonyms | Synonyms for El dorado: eldorado Related Terms | Find terms related to El dorado: See Also | imaginary place El dorado In Webster's Dictionary \El` Do*ra"do\, pl. {El Doradoes}. [Sp., lit., the
gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to
gild. Cf. {Dorado}.]
1. A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an
imaginary country in the interior of South America,
reputed to abound in gold and precious stones.
2. Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness.
The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. --T.
Moore.
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