Phrase guide

gold medal

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medal made of, or having the color of, gold, given as a prize for winning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Finishing in first position, winning.

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Usage: broadly

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noun

Meaning 3

a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: trophy, prize

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 金牌 (gam1 paai4) — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金牌 (jīnpái) — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Danish: guldmedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Dutch: gouden medaille — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Estonian: kuldmedal — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Finnish: kultamitali — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Finnish: kulta — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • French: médaille d'or — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • German: Goldmedaille — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Greek: χρυσό μετάλλιο (chrysó metállio) — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Hungarian: aranyérem — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Indonesian: medali emas — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Irish: bonn óir — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Italian: medaglia d'oro — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Japanese: 金メダル (kin-medaru) — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Korean: 금메달 (geummedal) — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Malay: pingat emas — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gullmedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gullmedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Polish: złoty medal — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Portuguese: medalha de ouro — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Romanian: medalie de aur — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Russian: золота́я меда́ль (zolotája medálʹ) — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Spanish: medalla de oro — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Swedish: guldmedalj — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
  • Turkish: altın madalya — medal made of, or having the colour of, gold