El Dorado
noun
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In the early 1500s, Spanish conquistadores heard tales of an Amazonian king who regularly coated his body with gold dust, then plunged into a nearby lake to wash it off while being showered with gold and jewels thrown by his subjects. The Spaniards called the city ruled by this flamboyant monarch El Dorado, Spanish for "gilded one," and the story of the gold-covered king eventually grew into a legend of a whole country paved with gold. These days, El Dorado can also used generically for any place of vast riches, abundance, or opportunity. It is also the name of actual cities in Arkansas and Kansas.
Examples of El Dorado in a Sentence
Timothy Malcolm, Chron, 15 Sep. 2024
Standard Lithium, which has operated in Arkansas since 2020, is also expanding its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) facility in El Dorado, thanks to a $100 million investment from Koch Strategic Platforms.
—Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
Season 4 of Outer Banks premieres on Oct. 10 and catches up with his character’s group of friends, the Pogues, after their discovery of the golden city of El Dorado.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Their win is over Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills, which is 0-3.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
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“El Dorado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/El%20Dorado. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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