EL DORADO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers

Synonyms:

El Dorado; eldorado

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("El Dorado" is a kind of...):

fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)

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