a city comprising a line of beach resorts in E Australia, extending for over 30 km (20 miles) along the SE coast of Queensland and the NE coast of New South Wales. Pop: 527 828 (2010)
Gold Coast in American English1
US
Informal
a district where rich people live, esp. along a shore, as of a lake
Gold Coast in American English2
former British territory in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea