goldfield

noun

gold·​field ˈgōl(d)-ˌfēld How to pronounce goldfield (audio)
: a gold-mining district

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But the worst fate befell the region’s Native Americans, who were first driven from the goldfields and then subjected to a campaign of wholesale annihilation. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 After gold was discovered in the Yukon in 1896, roughly 100,000 people set out for the goldfields around Dawson City, Canada. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 Keep an eye out for popcorn flowers, yarrow, goldfields, mustard and sticky monkey-flowers. — Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 The first is the amount of the valley — shown in a satellite image — covered in poppies and goldfields, expressed as a percentage. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goldfield

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of goldfield was in 1848

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