El Dorado

[ el duh-rah-doh, -rey- or, Spanish, el daw-rah-thaw for 1, 2; el duh-rey-doh for 3, 4 ]

/ ˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ- or, Spanish, ɛl dɔˈrɑ ðɔ for 1, 2; ˌɛl dəˈreɪ doʊ for 3, 4 /

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noun

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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Words nearby El Dorado

eldest, eldest hand, El Diente Peak, ELDO, Eldon, El Dorado, ELDR, Eldred, Eldredge, eldress, Eldridge

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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.
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We 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.
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However, 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.
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El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.
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In 2010, La Rana Dorada followed in Istmo's footsteps and opened a brewpub in the neighborhood of El Congrejo.
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So, Schmidt followed the gold rush to the El Paso mountains and claimed an area of mining land.
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“We are happy, as happy as before,” she said, according to El País.
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By Tuesday night, going through Bet El was no longer possible.
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Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
El Imparcial maintained that he was worthy of being honoured as a 19th century conquering hero.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
There is always in the background of my mind dread lest help should reach the enemy before we have done with Sedd-el-Bahr.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
When it came out of the water it was a bright yellow, to which colour it owes its name of Dorado.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
However, even that may come to pass in the struggle for "el high life," of which some of the Spanish writers complain so bitterly.
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British Dictionary definitions for El Dorado

El Dorado

/ (ɛl dɒˈrɑːdəʊ, Spanish ɛl doˈraðo) /

noun

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

Word Origin for El Dorado

C16: from Spanish, literally: the gilded (place)

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Cultural definitions for El Dorado

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.