Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gold country

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: gold -coun-try
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historic region in northern California, famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines during the California Gold Rush.

Example Sentences

"Some areas of the Gold Country had richer placer deposits than others and drew mobs of hopefuls. A few made lucky finds, like George McKnight, who noticed a golden glitter in a rock he was going to throw at a wandering cow."

Questions

What does gold country mean?: A historic region in northern California, famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines during the California Gold Rush.

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