Gold Country

proper noun

A historic region in northern California, famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines during the California Gold Rush.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historic region in northern California, famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines during the California Gold Rush.

    Some areas of the Gold Country had richer placer deposits than others and drew mobs of hopefuls. A few made lucky finds, like George McKnight, who noticed a golden glitter in a rock he was going to throw at a wandering cow.

    2007, Nancy K. Williams, Haunted Hotels of the California Gold Country, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN
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APA

Gold Country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gold%20Country

MLA

“Gold Country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gold%20Country. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gold Country,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gold%20Country.

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