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# {{lb|pt|early modern|_|European folklore}} {{place|es|mythological city|def=a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas|t1=El Dorado}}

Revision as of 21:10, 3 May 2020

See also: eldorado, and Eldorado

English

Etymology

From Spanish el dorado (“the golden one”).

Proper noun

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El Dorado

  1. A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.
  2. A legendary lost city of gold.
  3. (by extension) Any place of fabulous wealth.
  4. A city, the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • “El Dorado”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

El Dorado m

  1. (early modern European folklore) El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)

Spanish

Proper noun

El Dorado m

  1. (early modern European folklore) El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)
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