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EL DORADO

\ˌɛl dɔːɹˈɑːdə͡ʊ], \ˌɛl dɔːɹˈɑːdə‍ʊ], \ˌɛ_l d_ɔː_ɹ_ˈɑː_d_əʊ]\

Definitions of EL DORADO

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An imaginary land, rich in gold and precious stones, supposed by the Spaniards and by Raleigh to have existed between the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, South America.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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