Definitions for el doradoˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
El Do•ra•doˌɛl dəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ-(n.)
a legendary city of South America sought by the early Spanish explorers for its treasure, esp. gold.
Category: Western History
any place offering great wealth.
Princeton's WordNet
El Dorado, eldorado(noun)
an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
Wiktionary
El Dorado(ProperNoun)
A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust
El Dorado(ProperNoun)
A legendary lost city of gold
El Dorado(ProperNoun)
Thus, any place of fabulous wealth
Origin: The golden one
Webster Dictionary
El Dorado(u)
a name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones
El Dorado(u)
any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness
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