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El Dorado

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Noun

1. el dorado, eldorado

an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

El Dorado

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noun
1. 
a fabled city in South America, rich in treasure and sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century
2. Also: eldorado
any place of great riches or fabulous opportunity

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El Dorado

see synonyms of el dorado
noun
1. 
a legendary country in South America, supposed to be rich in gold and precious stones and sought by early Spanish explorers
2. Word forms: plural ˌEl Doˈrados US
any place that is, or is supposed to be, rich in gold, opportunity, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

El Dorado

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A legendary city or historical region of the New World, often thought to be in South America, that was fabled for its great wealth of gold and precious jewels and eagerly sought by 16th- and 17th-century explorers, including Sir Walter Raleigh.
n.
A place of fabulous wealth or inordinately great opportunity.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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