Definition

1. Noun:
   • An imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity: A mythical city or region believed to be fabulously rich, especially in gold, and sought by explorers.
   • Any place of fabulous wealth or opportunity: Used figuratively to describe any place or situation that offers the promise of great riches or success.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The legend of El Dorado drove many Spanish conquistadors to explore the Amazon.
  • For many immigrants, the city seemed like a modern El Dorado, full of promise.
  • He spent years searching for an El Dorado in the business world.

Advanced Usage

• "an El Dorado of [something]": Used to describe a place that is an idealized source of a particular valuable thing.
  • The region was touted as an El Dorado of rare minerals.
  • Silicon Valley is often seen as an El Dorado for tech entrepreneurs.

Variants and Related Words

• Eldorado: An alternative spelling of the same term.
  • They dreamed of finding the lost city of Eldorado.

Synonyms

• Shangri-La: A remote, beautiful, imaginary place where life approaches perfection.
• Utopia: An imagined place or state of things where everything is perfect.
• Promised Land: A place or situation believed to hold ultimate happiness or fulfillment.
• Land of milk and honey: A place of abundance and prosperity.

Idioms and Related Phrases

• "to seek El Dorado": To pursue a dream of immense wealth or an idealized success that may be unattainable.
  • In his quest for fame, he was forever seeking El Dorado.

Noun

1. an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers