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El Dorado
[el duh-rah-doh, -rey-, el daw-rah-thaw, el duh-rey-doh]
noun
a legendary treasure city of South America, sought by the early Spanish explorers.
any place offering great wealth.
a city in S Arkansas.
a town in S Kansas.
El Dorado
/ ɛl dɒˈrɑːdəʊ, ɛl doˈraðo /
noun
a fabled city in South America, rich in treasure and sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century
Also: eldorado.any place of great riches or fabulous opportunity
El Dorado
A place of fabulous wealth, or an opportunity to obtain it. During the gold rush many adventurers believed that California would be their El Dorado. The name comes from the name of a legendary South American city of stupendous riches sought by Spanish conquistadores.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of El Dorado1
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The plaintiffs sued Baldwin, his El Dorado Pictures company and Rust Movie Productions LLC, alleging negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The Coast Guard and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident around 3 p.m.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has not identified any of the victims – though they did say the six people initially found dead were all adults.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said two survivors were pulled from the water and are being treated in hospital for hypothermia and other injuries.
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene, saying in a news release that it was informed of the situation just before 5 p.m.
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