Definition of el dorado El dorado
El Do•ra•do
We found 4 definitions of el dorado from 3 different sources.
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What does el dorado mean?
WordNet
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| el dorado - an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- el dorado
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
Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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el dorado
el dō-rä′dō, the golden land of imagination of the Spanish conquerors of America: any place where wealth is easily to be made. [Sp. el, the, dorado, pa.p. of dorar, to gild.]
