Difference between revisions of "El Dorado"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_115255" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness.''' </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' 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.''' </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72840" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72840" /> == | ||
<p> The | <p> The Land of Gold), a country which Orellana, the lieutenant of Pizzaro, pretended to have discovered in S. America, between the [[Amazon]] and Orinoco, and which he represented as abounding in gold and precious gems; now a region of purely imaginary wealth. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_115255"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/el+dorado El Dorado from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72840"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/el+dorado El Dorado from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72840"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/el+dorado El Dorado from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness.
(2): 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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The Land of Gold), a country which Orellana, the lieutenant of Pizzaro, pretended to have discovered in S. America, between the Amazon and Orinoco, and which he represented as abounding in gold and precious gems; now a region of purely imaginary wealth.
