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El dorado

El dorado Meaning & Definition
El dorado Definition And Meaning

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

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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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