'El Dorado' definitions:
Definition of 'El Dorado'
(from WordNet)
noun
An imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers [syn: El Dorado, eldorado]
Definition of 'El Dorado'
From: GCIDE
- El Dorado \El` Do*ra"do\, pl. El Doradoes. [Sp., lit., the gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to gild. Cf. Dorado.]
- 1. A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. [1913 Webster]
- The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. --T. Moore. [1913 Webster]
El Dorado, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
El Dorado, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
21530
Housing Units (2000) :
9891
Land area (2000) :
16.269927 sq. miles (42.138915 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.052032 sq. miles (0.134761 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
16.321959 sq. miles (42.273676 sq. km)
FIPS code :
21070
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
33.213521 N, 92.662553 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71730
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
El Dorado, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
El Dorado, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
12057
Housing Units (2000) :
5460
Land area (2000) :
6.365517 sq. miles (16.486613 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.057597 sq. miles (0.149176 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.423114 sq. miles (16.635789 sq. km)
FIPS code :
20075
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.821117 N, 96.858281 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67042
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
El Dorado -- U.S. County in California
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
El Dorado -- U.S. County in California
Population (2000) :
156299
Housing Units (2000) :
71278
Land area (2000) :
1710.847027 sq. miles (4431.073269 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
77.249587 sq. miles (200.075503 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1788.096614 sq. miles (4631.148772 sq. km)
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
38.768651 N, 120.571902 W