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单词 Golconda
释义 Golconda|gɒlˈkɒndə|
The old name of Hyderabad, formerly celebrated for its diamonds, used as a synonym for a ‘mine of wealth’.
[1780H. Walpole Lett. (1858) VII. 438, I..would not for the mines of Golconda find myself..]1884F. Boyle Borderld. Fact & Fancy 400 If stray diamonds were found sticking in the house-wall, there must be a new Golconda in the soil beneath.1890W. Sharp Browning iii. 66 To the lover of poetry ‘Paracelsus’ will always be a Golconda.
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