El Dorado Definition

də-rädō, -rā-
el-dorado
noun
A legendary country in South America, supposed to be rich in gold and precious stones and sought by early Spanish explorers.
Webster's New World
Any place that is, or is supposed to be, rich in gold, opportunity, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • eldorado
pronoun

Thus, any place of fabulous wealth.

Wiktionary

A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.

Wiktionary

A legendary lost city of gold.

Wiktionary

Origin of El Dorado

  • Spanish The golden one

    From Wiktionary

  • After El Dorado

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

El Dorado Sentence Examples

  • These are located in Amador, Calaveras, and El Dorado Counties.

  • El Dorado Heirloom Seeds– El Dorado Heirloom Seeds are 100 percent all natural, organic, non-GMO, non-hybrid, and heirloom.

  • The grapes are from low yielding vines from Amador, El Dorado and Lake Counties.

  • Meanwhile the name of El Dorado came to be used metaphorically of any place where wealth could be rapidly acquired.

  • The El Dorado promised by communism remained a mirage until the whole edifice collapsed like the proverbial house of cards.

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