Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A ruined city of south-central India west of Hyderabad. Capital of an ancient kingdom (c. 1364–1512), it was later one of the five Muslim kingdoms of the Deccan until its capture by Aurangzeb's forces in 1687. Golconda was once known for the diamonds found nearby and cut in the city.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of a city of India noted in the sixteenth century for its great diamond-cutting industry; hence, allusively, a mine of wealth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
fortress , and ruinedcity , inAndhra Pradesh ,India , famous historically for nearbydiamond mining - proper noun A source of great wealth, especially a mine
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
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Examples
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The diamond is said to have been excavated from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India.
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The area was called Golconda after the fortress and town where the merchants traded.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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The area was called Golconda after the fortress and town where the merchants traded.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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The area was called Golconda after the fortress and town where the merchants traded.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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Rated as a D flawless stone and evaluated as type IIa diamond, these diamonds are popularly known as Golconda diamonds too.
Luxurylaunches.com kamakshi 2010
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Type IIa diamonds are also called Golconda diamonds named for the famous Indian mines that gave the world some of its first truly great diamonds in the
Luxist Deidre Woollard 2010
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Rated as a D flawless stone and evaluated as type IIa diamond, these diamonds are popularly known as Golconda diamonds too.
Luxurylaunches.com 2010
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Rated as a D flawless stone and evaluated as type IIa diamond, these diamonds are popularly known as Golconda diamonds too.
Luxurylaunches.com kamakshi 2010
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In 1897, there was renewed mining activity at Adelaide, located about 11 miles south of Golconda, and a narrow gauge railroad was built (naturally called the Golconda and Adelaide Railroad).
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Later, when large numbers of wagons began crossing Nevada on their way to California, the place now called Golconda became a stop on the famed Emigrant Trail because of its natural hot springs.
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