name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ɡɒlˈkɒndə/
US:/ɡɑlˈkɑndə/
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CMU ARPABET:G AA0 L K AA1 N D AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India, historically famous for nearby diamond mining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A small city, the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States; named after Golconda in India.
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name
Meaning 3
A census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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noun
Meaning 5
A source of great wealth, especially a mine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 6
a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: source
History
Etymology
From Urdu گولْکُنْڈَہ (golkunḍa), itself from Telugu గొల్లకొండ (gollakoṇḍa), from గొల్ల (golla, “of or pertaining to shepherds”) + కొండ (koṇḍa, “hill”).
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قولكُندة
(gōlkunda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Azerbaijani:
Qolkonda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Bengali:
গোলকুন্ডা
(gōlokunḍa)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Finnish:
Golkonda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
French:
Golconde
— ruined city in Telangana, India
French:
Golkonda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Georgian:
ჰოლკონდა
(holḳonda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
German:
Golkonda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
German:
Golkanda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
German:
Golconda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Greek:
Γκολκόντα
(Gkolkónta)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Hindi:
गोलकुंडा
(golkuṇḍā)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Hindi:
गोलकोण्डा
(golkoṇḍā)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Italian:
Golconda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Japanese:
ゴールコンダ
(Gōrukonda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Korean:
골콘다
(golkonda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Malayalam:
ഗോൽക്കൊണ്ട
(gōlkkoṇṭa)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Marathi:
गोवळकोंडा
(govaḷkoṇḍā)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Odia:
ଗୋଲକୁଣ୍ଡା
(golakuṇḍā)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Persian:
گلکنده
(golkonde)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Portuguese:
Golconda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Russian:
Голко́нда
(Golkónda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Russian:
Голка́нда
(Golkánda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Sanskrit:
गोल्कोण्डदुर्गम्
(golkoṇḍadurgam)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Sanskrit:
गोल्कोण्ड
(golkoṇḍa)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Spanish:
Golconda
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Tajik:
Гулкунда
(Gulkunda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Tamil:
கோல்கொண்டா
(kōlkoṇṭā)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Tamil:
கோல்கண்டா
(kōlkaṇṭā)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Telugu:
గోల్కొండ
(gōlkoṇḍa)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Turkish:
Gülkünde
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Ottoman Turkish:
كلكنده
(Gülkünde)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Ukrainian:
Голко́нда
(Holkónda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Ukrainian:
Ґолко́нда
(Golkónda)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
Urdu:
گولْکُنْڈَہ
(golkunḍa)
— ruined city in Telangana, India
