Gold Coast
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Gold Coast
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In reference to West Africa, a calque of Portuguese Costa do Ouro, named for the export of gold from Ghana's Ashanti Region. In reference to Australia, originally an informal modification of the region's former name South Coast (from its location relative to Brisbane) owing to its relatively high prices during the 1940s and 1950s.
proper noun
- A city and local government area in southeastern Queensland, Australia. Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied about his name, Corona. / Corona De Vries, an eight-year-old from the Gold Coast in Queensland, wrote to the Hollywood star after the actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, spent more than t
- A former colony of Portugal in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- A former colony of the Netherlands in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- A former colony of Sweden in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- A former colony of Denmark in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- A former colony of Brandenburg and Prussia in West Africa comprising their trading outposts along the Gold Coast.
- A former colony of the United Kingdom in West Africa comprising its trading outposts along the Gold Coast and its further northern conquests, now the independent state of Ghana.
Translations
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name West African area and former British colony
| 한국어 | 골드코스트 goldeukoseuteu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 黃金海岸 /黄金海岸 Huángjīn Hǎi'àn |
| Português | Costa do Ouro |
| Français | Côte de l'Or |
| Deutsch | Goldküste |
| Ελληνικά | Χρυσή Ακτή Chrysí Aktí |
| Română | Coasta de Aur |
| Русский | Золото́й Бе́рег Zolotój Béreg |
name Australian city and area
| Español | Costa del Oro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 골드코스트 Goldeukoseuteu |
| 日本語 | ゴールドコースト Gōrudokōsuto |
| 中文 | 黃金海岸 /黄金海岸 Huángjīn Hǎi'àn |
| हिन्दी | गोल्ड कोस्ट golḍ kosṭ |
| Português | Gold Coast |
| Français | Gold Coast |
| Deutsch | Gold Coast |
| Română | Gold Coast |
| Русский | Голд-Ко́ст Gold-Kóst |
| العربية | غُولْد كُوسْت ḡuld kūst |
Talk about this word "Gold Coast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gold%20coast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gold Coast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gold%20coast "Gold Coast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gold%20coast.Cite this
@misc{gold_coast_2026,
title = {Gold Coast},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gold%20coast},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
