Gold Coast

Gold Coast  (gld)

1. A section of coastal western Africa along the Gulf of Guinea roughly corresponding to present-day Ghana. It was named for the large quantities of gold formerly found in the area and brought to the coast for sale.

2. A former British colony (1874-1957) on the Gold Coast, now part of Ghana.

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gold coast

n. Informal

1. A rich neighborhood.

2. The executive suite or suites in a company's headquarters.

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[After the Gold Coast.]

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Gold Coast

n

1. (Placename) the former name (until 1957) of Ghana

2. (Placename) a line of resort towns and beaches in E Australia, extending for over 30 km (20 miles) along the SE coast of Queensland and the NE coast of New South Wales

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Gold Coast - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" Ghana, Republic of Ghana Lake Volta - the Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes Accra, capital of Ghana - the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port Kumasi - a city in southern Ghana Tamale - a city in northern Ghana Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Volta - a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin Ewe - a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana Ghanian - a native or inhabitant of Ghana
	2.	gold coast - a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan" locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity - a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"