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golconda

/gol-kon-duh/US // gɒlˈkɒn də //UK // (ɡɒlˈkɒndə) //

贡达,贡嘎达,贡品,贡达公司

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
    • : a rich mine or other source of great wealth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Golconda was reached on the evening of the following day—four hundred and seventy-eight miles from San Francisco.

  • The marquis did not reply; he was overwhelmed by what he beheld; it seemed to him that he saw the treasures of Golconda.

  • For, of course, when one hears of Golconda one is bound to think it good, failing evidence to the contrary.

  • Mr. Camperdown assured him that no diamonds more real had ever come from Golconda, or passed through Mr. Garnett's hands.

  • Then followed the visit to Golconda and its tombs of wax-like Jaypur marble, with their arabesqued cupolas and lacery in stone.

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