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CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD
Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
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Amazing... a word linked to a place that probably had some links to
Goa's history (and trade) in the past... --FN
The Word of the Day for June 10 is:
Golconda \gahl-KAHN-duh\ noun
: a rich mine; broadly : a source of great wealth
Example sentence:
The junk bond market proved to be a Golconda for unscrupulous traders
during the 1980s, many of whom amassed huge fortunes by trading such
bonds to the unwary.Did you know?
In the 16th century, Golconda was the capital of the Qutb Shahi
kingdom in southern India, near modern Hyderabad. The city was home to
one of the most powerful Muslim sultanates in the region and was the
center of a flourishing diamond trade. Magnificent diamonds were taken
from the mines in the hills surrounding Golconda, including Darya-e
Nur (meaning "sea of light"), at 185 carats, the largest and finest
diamond of the crown jewels of Iran. By the 1880s, "Golconda" was
being used generically by English speakers to refer to any
particularly rich mine, and later to any source of great wealth.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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