Gold Mountain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
  2. A nickname for California, and more broadly the western regions of North America, historically used by Chinese prospectors during the California Gold Rush.

Word forms

Gold Mountain

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 金山 (jīnshān).

Related words

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