El Dorado
a legendary treasure city of South America, sought by the early Spanish explorers.
any place offering great wealth.
a city in S Arkansas.
a town in S Kansas.
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How to use El Dorado in a sentence
The El Dorado district appears to mimic Las Vegas, while Monte Visto looks a lot like the gated communities in the Palm Springs area of California.
Saints Row, the funhouse mirror version of Grand Theft Auto, will reboot in 2022 | Gene Park | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostWe might not need the level of detail on Hudson’s novel Green Mansions, for example, or the blow-by-blow account of Sir Walter Raleigh’s efforts to find El Dorado in southern Guyana.
The Mystery of the Falkland Islands' Striated Caracara | Paul Kvinta | April 2, 2021 | Outside OnlineHowever, strong Santa Ana winds from the east intensified the Bobcat and El Dorado fires in the San Gabriel mountain range east of the Los Angeles metro area, and ground crews put out the call for more Air Attack help.
West Coast states are calling in all their best planes and helicopters to fight fires | By Dan Pimentel/Flying | September 25, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn one image, a crouched woman in a dark alley drinks from a bottle marked “El Dorado,” while boxes burn nearby.
Photographer Raymond Depardon Captures the ‘Sweet Moments’ | Sarah Moroz | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe one that gets me the most is the El Dorado Chemical Plant.
13 Revelations From Reddit’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’ Thread Exposing Alleged Industry Secrets | Nina Strochlic | August 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And yet for his new book, The Lost City of Z, Grann marched off into the Amazon jungle to search for a fabled El Dorado.
May we not connect with the former existence of this inland sea the fable of the lake Parima and the El Dorado?
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyThe term ‘El Dorado’ has come to be a synonym in the outside world for a sort of earthly paradise, has it not?
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyTo conquer that El Dorado had been Balboa's cherished dream.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyBut how often is it true that the seeker after El Dorado searches for one thing and finds another.
Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. ParkmanThe costly myth of El Dorado, from the earliest days of its conception, was insatiable in the matter of human lives.
South America | W. H. Koebel
British Dictionary definitions for El Dorado
/ (ɛl dɒˈrɑːdəʊ, Spanish ɛl doˈraðo) /
a fabled city in South America, rich in treasure and sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century
Also: eldorado any place of great riches or fabulous opportunity
Origin of El Dorado
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Cultural definitions for El Dorado
[ (el duh-rah-doh) ]
A place of fabulous wealth, or an opportunity to obtain it. During the gold rush many adventurers believed that California would be their El Dorado. The name comes from the name of a legendary South American city of stupendous riches sought by Spanish conquistadores.
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