Gold Coast

American  

noun

1. a former British territory in W Africa; now a part of Ghana.

2. a wealthy residential area along a shore, as in Florida between Miami and Palm Beach or in Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan.

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Gold Coast British  

noun

1. the former name (until 1957) of Ghana

2. 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

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Example Sentences

"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

Artists from the Pastel Society of the Gold Coast will be giving demonstrations in at least two of the gardens.

From Los Angeles Times

In early March, the Iranian women’s soccer team became the focus of global attention after they refused to sing the national anthem during their first match at the Women’s Asia Cup in Gold Coast, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early last week, Iran’s women’s soccer team stood on a field on Australia’s Gold Coast, a city on the country’s eastern seaboard, ready to play the first game in an international tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal

At some point on Tuesday, they were separated from the rest of the squad at the Gold Coast hotel and taken to a police base near Brisbane airport.

From BBC