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gold medal

gold medal noun: a medal made of, or having the color of, gold, given as a prize for winning.

Noun

gold medal (plural gold medals)

  1. A medal made of, or having the color of, gold, given as a prize for winning.
    • Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, “London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal”, in The Guardian Unlimited
  2. (broadly) Finishing in first position, winning.

gold medal meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Myanmar

gold medal in Tamil

தங்கப்பதக்கம்

gold medal in Malay

medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
pingat emas

gold medal in Indonesian

medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
medali emas

gold medal in Myanmar

medal made of, or having the colour of, gold
ရွှေတံဆိပ် hrwetamhcip

Forms of gold medal

pluralgold medals

Words formed from gold medal

Questions about gold medal

What does gold medal mean?
Gold medal means a medal made of, or having the color of, gold, given as a prize for winning.
What is gold medal in Tamil?
Gold medal in Tamil is தங்கப்பதக்கம். See Gold medal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gold medal?
Gold medal is a noun.
What is the plural of gold medal?
The plural of gold medal is gold medals.

Words near gold medal in the dictionary

  1. gold lip
  2. gold lips
  3. gold mania
  4. gold master
  5. gold masters
  6. gold medal
  7. gold medalist
  8. gold medalists
  9. gold medallist
  10. gold medallists
  11. gold medals

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