GOLCONDA NOUN a place or thing full of riches, or regarded as a source of something fine, precious, or valuable; a source of great wealth; also a fortune of the type represented by the Golconda diamonds ...1833 ETYMOLOGY from Golconda (also Golkonda), a historical region in southern India and its capital city, which was once a major centre for diamond mining and trade; in the late 16th century, the city of Golconda was replaced as the capital by the newly-founded Hyderabad, which continued the diamond trade; Golconda ceased to be the official name of the region in the late 17th century FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1833 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...In the mean time my eyes were directed to every part of the room, which appeared to my ignorance as a golconda of wealth and luxury, There were few things which I had seen before, but I had an innate idea that they were of value..." From: Metropolitan Magazine "Jacob Faithful" - Frederick Marryat
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