Golconda

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UK/ɡɒlˈkɒndə/US/ɡɑlˈkɑndə/

proper noun

A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India, historically famous for nearby diamond mining.

OriginUrdu گولْکُنْڈَہ ← Telugu గొల్లకొండ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Golkonda

  1. A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India, historically famous for nearby diamond mining.

    Fifty years ago, there were more than twenty places in the kingdom of Golconda, in which diamonds of different sizes were found…

    1827, John Lee Comstock, Elements of Mineralogy
  2. A small city, the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States; named after Golconda in India.
  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
  4. A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
nounGolconda (plural Golcondas)

plural Golcondas · alternative Golkonda

  1. figurativelyA source of great wealth, especially a mine.

Origin

  1. Teluguగొల్లకొండ
  2. Urduگولْکُنْڈَہ
  3. EnglishGolconda

From Urdu گولْکُنْڈَہ (golkunḍa), itself from Telugu గొల్లకొండ (gollakoṇḍa), from గొల్ల (golla, “of or pertaining to shepherds”) + కొండ (koṇḍa, “hill”).

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Translations

Bengali গোলকুন্ডা
  • গোলকুন্ডা (gōlokunḍa)ruined city in Telangana, India
Finnish Golkonda
  • Golkondaruined city in Telangana, India
French Golconde, Golkonda
  • Golconderuined city in Telangana, India
  • Golkondaruined city in Telangana, India
German Golkonda, Golkanda
  • Golkondaruined city in Telangana, India
  • Golkandaruined city in Telangana, India
  • Golcondaruined city in Telangana, India
Greek Γκολκόντα
  • Γκολκόντα (Gkolkónta)ruined city in Telangana, India
Hindi गोलकुंडा, गोलकोण्डा
  • गोलकुंडा (golkuṇḍā)ruined city in Telangana, India
  • गोलकोण्डा (golkoṇḍā)ruined city in Telangana, India
Italian Golconda
  • Golcondaruined city in Telangana, India
Japanese ゴールコンダ
  • ゴールコンダ (Gōrukonda)ruined city in Telangana, India
Korean 골콘다
  • 골콘다 (golkonda)ruined city in Telangana, India
Persian گلکنده
  • گلکنده (golkonde)ruined city in Telangana, India
Portuguese Golconda
  • Golcondaruined city in Telangana, India
Russian Голко́нда, Голка́нда
  • Голко́нда (Golkónda)ruined city in Telangana, India
  • Голка́нда (Golkánda)ruined city in Telangana, India
Spanish Golconda
  • Golcondaruined city in Telangana, India
Tamil கோல்கொண்டா, கோல்கண்டா
  • கோல்கொண்டா (kōlkoṇṭā)ruined city in Telangana, India
  • கோல்கண்டா (kōlkaṇṭā)ruined city in Telangana, India
Turkish Gülkünde
  • Gülkünderuined city in Telangana, India
Ukrainian Голко́нда, Ґолко́нда
  • Голко́нда (Holkónda)ruined city in Telangana, India
  • Ґолко́нда (Golkónda)ruined city in Telangana, India
Urdu گولْکُنْڈَہ
  • گولْکُنْڈَہ (golkunḍa)ruined city in Telangana, India
Cite this entry
APA

Golconda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golconda

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“Golconda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golconda. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golconda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golconda.

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