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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers;
[syn: El Dorado, eldorado]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

El Dorado \El` Do*ra"do\, pl. El Doradoes. [Sp., lit., the gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to gild. Cf. Dorado.] 1. 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] 2. Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. [1913 Webster] The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. --T. Moore. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

El Dorado n 1: an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers [syn: El Dorado, eldorado]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

El Dorado -- U.S. County in California Population (2000): 156299 Housing Units (2000): 71278 Land area (2000): 1710.847027 sq. miles (4431.073269 sq. km) Water area (2000): 77.249587 sq. miles (200.075503 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1788.096614 sq. miles (4631.148772 sq. km) Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 38.768651 N, 120.571902 W Headwords: El Dorado El Dorado, CA El Dorado County El Dorado County, CA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

El Dorado, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 21530 Housing Units (2000): 9891 Land area (2000): 16.269927 sq. miles (42.138915 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052032 sq. miles (0.134761 sq. km) Total area (2000): 16.321959 sq. miles (42.273676 sq. km) FIPS code: 21070 Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 33.213521 N, 92.662553 W ZIP Codes (1990): 71730 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: El Dorado, AR El Dorado
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

El Dorado, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 12057 Housing Units (2000): 5460 Land area (2000): 6.365517 sq. miles (16.486613 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.057597 sq. miles (0.149176 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.423114 sq. miles (16.635789 sq. km) FIPS code: 20075 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.821117 N, 96.858281 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67042 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: El Dorado, KS El Dorado