Meanings
- A city and local government area in southeastern Queensland, Australia.
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Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied about his name, Corona. / Corona De Vries, an eight-year-old from the Gold Coast in Queensland, wrote to the Hollywood star after the actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, spent more than two weeks in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19.
2020 April 24, “Tom Hanks pens heartfelt letter to bullied Australian boy named Corona”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2020 - A region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Volta River, now comprising the coast of Ghana.
- historicalA former colony of Portugal in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- historicalA former colony of the Netherlands in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- historicalA former colony of Sweden in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- historicalA former colony of Denmark in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- historicalA former colony of Brandenburg and Prussia in West Africa comprising their trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- historicalA former colony of the United Kingdom in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast and its further northern conquests, now the independent state of Ghana.
Origin
- PortugueseCosta do Ouro
- EnglishGold Coast
In reference to West Africa, a calque of Portuguese Costa do Ouro, named for the export of gold from Ghana's Ashanti Region. In reference to Australia, originally an informal modification of the region's former name South Coast (from its location relative to Brisbane) owing to its relatively high prices during the 1940s and 1950s.
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Arabic غُولْد كُوسْت
- غُولْد كُوسْت (ḡuld kūst)Australian city and area
Bengali গোল্ড কোস্ট, স্বর্ণ সৈকত
- গোল্ড কোস্ট (gōlḍo kōsṭ)Australian city and area
- স্বর্ণ সৈকত (śorno śōikot)Australian city and area
Bulgarian Гоулд Коуст
- Гоулд КоустAustralian city and area
Chinese Mandarin 黃金海岸 /黄金海岸, 黃金海岸 /黄金海岸
- 黃金海岸 /黄金海岸 (Huángjīn Hǎi'àn)Australian city and area
- 黃金海岸 /黄金海岸 (Huángjīn Hǎi'àn)West African area and former British colony
Dutch Gold Coast, Goudkust
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- GoudkustWest African area and former British colony
Estonian Gold Coast, Kullarannik
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- KullarannikWest African area and former British colony
Finnish Gold Coast, Kultarannikko
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- KultarannikkoWest African area and former British colony
French Gold Coast, Côte de l'Or
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- Côte de l'OrWest African area and former British colony
German Gold Coast, Goldküste
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- GoldküsteWest African area and former British colony
Greek Χρυσή Ακτή
- Χρυσή Ακτή (Chrysí Aktí)West African area and former British colony
Hindi गोल्ड कोस्ट
- गोल्ड कोस्ट (golḍ kosṭ)Australian city and area
Hungarian Gold Coast, Aranypart
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- AranypartWest African area and former British colony
Japanese ゴールドコースト
- ゴールドコースト (Gōrudokōsuto)Australian city and area
Korean 골드코스트, 골드코스트
- 골드코스트 (Goldeukoseuteu)Australian city and area
- 골드코스트 (goldeukoseuteu)West African area and former British colony
Lithuanian Gold Kostas
- Gold KostasAustralian city and area
Māori Te Tai Kōura
- Te Tai KōuraAustralian city and area
Persian گلد کست
- گلد کستAustralian city and area
Portuguese Gold Coast, Costa do Ouro
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- Costa do OuroWest African area and former British colony
Romanian Gold Coast, Coasta de Aur
- Gold CoastAustralian city and area
- Coasta de AurWest African area and former British colony
Russian Голд-Ко́ст, Золото́й Бе́рег
- Голд-Ко́ст (Gold-Kóst)Australian city and area
- Золото́й Бе́рег (Zolotój Béreg)West African area and former British colony
Spanish Costa del Oro
- Costa del OroAustralian city and area
Thai โกลด์โคสต์
- โกลด์โคสต์ (gohnkôht)Australian city and area
Cite this entry
Gold Coast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gold%20Coast
“Gold Coast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gold%20Coast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gold Coast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gold%20Coast.
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