Golconda

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Etymology

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From گولکنڈہ m (Golkaṇḍa), an Urduization of Telugu గొల్లకొండ (gollakoṇḍa), from గొల్ల (golla, of or pertaining to shepherds) + కొండ (koṇḍa, hill).

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Proper noun

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Golconda

  1. A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India. It is historically famous for nearby diamond mining.
    • 1827, John Lee Comstock, Elements of Mineralogy:
      Fifty years ago, there were more than twenty places in the kingdom of Golconda, in which diamonds of different sizes were found…
  2. A small city, the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States. Named after Golconda in India.
  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.

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Noun

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Golconda (plural Golcondas)

  1. (figuratively) A source of great wealth, especially a mine.