gold mine

English

Alternative forms

• goldmine

Noun

gold mine (plural gold mines)

1. A mine for gold ore or metal.

   South Africa has many goldmines.

2. (idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture.

   This oil deposit is a regular gold mine. We make more and more money every year!

3. (idiomatic) A plentiful stockpile of something sought after.

   The Smithsonian Institute is a goldmine of knowledge, but like most mines, you have to dig for the good stuff.

See also

• silver mine

Translations

mine for gold

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金礦 (cmn), 金矿 (cmn) (jīnkuàng)

• Finnish: kultakaivos (fi)
• French: mine d'or (fr) f
• German: Goldmine (de) f, Goldbergwerk (de) n
• Italian: miniera d'oro (it) f
• Latin: aurifodīna (la) f, aurāria (la) f

• Norwegian: gullgruve (no) m
• Portuguese: mina de ouro f
• Russian: золотая шахта (ru) (zolotája šáχta) f, золотой рудник (ru) (zolotój rudník) m
• Swedish: guldgruva (sv) c
• Telugu: బంగారు గని (baMgaaru gani)
• Volapük: goldinameinäd (vo)

very profitable economic venture

• Finnish: kultakaivos (fi)
• German: Goldgrube (de) f
• Italian: miniera d'oro (it) f
• Portuguese: mina de ouro f

• Russian: золотая жила (ru) (zolotája žíla) f /gold vein/
• Swedish: guldgruva (sv) c
• Telugu: బంగారు గని (baMgaaru gani)

reserve of something sought after

• German: Goldgrube (de) f
• Italian: miniera d'oro (it) f

• Russian: кладезь (ru) (klád'ez') m

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