Meanings
proper noun
- broadlyAny place of fabulous wealth.
- A city, the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA legendary lost city of gold.
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nounan imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
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Broader
imaginary placemythical placefictitious place
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishel dorado“the golden one”
- EnglishEl Dorado
From Spanish el dorado (“the golden one”).
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Czech Eldorádo
- Eldorádoa legendary lost city of gold
Finnish eldorado, kultala
- eldoradoany place of fabulous wealth
- kultalaany place of fabulous wealth
French Eldorado, Eldorado
- Eldoradoa legendary lost city of gold
- Eldoradoany place of fabulous wealth
German Eldorado
- Eldoradoa legendary lost city of gold
Norwegian Bokmål eldorado
- eldoradoany place of fabulous wealth
Polish Eldorado, eldorado
- Eldoradoa legendary lost city of gold
- eldoradoany place of fabulous wealth
Portuguese El Dorado, El Dourado
- El Doradoa legendary lost city of gold
- El Douradoa legendary lost city of gold
Russian Эльдора́до
- Эльдора́до (Elʹdorádo)a legendary lost city of gold
Ukrainian ельдора́до
- ельдора́до (elʹdorádo)any place of fabulous wealth
Cite this entry
APA
El Dorado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Dorado
MLA
“El Dorado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Dorado. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “El Dorado,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/El%20Dorado.
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