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ELDORADO

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eldorado 
1596, from Sp. El Dorado "the golden one," name given 16c. to country or city believed to lie in the heart of the Amazon jungle, from pp. of dorar "to gild."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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