goldfields
- noun
- US
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goldfields
Examples
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The fact that he works for Goldfields means he'll be listened to.
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You say Consolidated Goldfields have agreed to fund these meetings?
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Public Affairs Director, Consolidated Goldfields.
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An apparatchik working for a reactionary outfit like Goldfields?
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Earlier in 2011, the government began liquidation of the Amantaytau Goldfields, a joint venture of the British company Oxus Gold and an Uzbek state mining company.
Academic text (2016) -
That seems to be the case for the British-owned Goldfields of South Africa Corporation, but other companies, including the Anglo American Corporation, Johannesburg Consolidated Investment, and the General Mining Corporation, have been experimenting with alternatives.
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In the spring, the goldfields bloom with bright golden-yellow flowers that attract many visitors.
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During our hike, we discovered a patch of goldfields thriving along the sunny hillside.
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The gardener decided to plant goldfields in her flowerbed for their vibrant color and easy maintenance.
Synonyms
A small plant that lives for one year with very narrow leaves and golden-yellow flowers
A group of small annual plants with bright yellow flowers that grow on the Pacific coasts of the Americas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goldfields comes from the two simple words gold and fields. When the plant grows in large numbers its bright yellow flowers can make whole hills look like a field of 'gold', so it was named goldfields.
