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Golconda in British English
(ɡɒlˈkɒndə)
noun
1.
a ruined town and fortress in S central India, in W Andhra Pradesh near Hyderabad city: capital of one of the five Muslim kingdoms of the Deccan from 1512 to 1687, then annexed to the Mogul empire; renowned for its diamonds
2. (sometimes not capital)
a source of wealth or riches, esp a mine
Golconda in American English 1
(gɑlˈkɑndə)
noun
a source of great wealth, as a mine
Word origin
after the Golconda2Golconda in American English 2
(gɑlˈkɑndə)
ancient city, now ruins, in SC India, near Hyderabad: noted for diamond cutting in the 16th cent.
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