Gold Coast
Americannoun
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a former British territory in W Africa; now a part of Ghana.
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a wealthy residential area along a shore, as in Florida between Miami and Palm Beach or in Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan.
noun
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the former name (until 1957) of Ghana
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a line of resort towns and beaches in E Australia, extending for over 30 km (20 miles) along the SE coast of Queensland and the NE coast of New South Wales
Example Sentences
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In 2025, a female humpback whale was observed off the southern Gold Coast with an escort whale after apparently giving birth to a deceased calf.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the local council had not received a development application for the site and the project was "an agreement between two private parties".
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
"He literally went from chewing the walls of a Gold Coast apartment to roaming through the Aussie bush on a mission to save our most iconic species," Sharrad said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Artists from the Pastel Society of the Gold Coast will be giving demonstrations in at least two of the gardens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Our camp that year was at Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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