'El Doradoes' definitions:

Definition of 'El Doradoes'

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  • 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]

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