El Dorado
or Eldorado
noun
- a legendary country in South America, supposed to be rich in gold and precious stones and sought by early Spanish explorers
- pl. El Dorados☆ any place that is, or is supposed to be, rich in gold, opportunity, etc.
See El Dorado in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(də-räˈdō, -rāˈ-)
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.
(də-räˈdō, -rāˈ-)
noun A place of fabulous wealth or inordinately great opportunity.
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