Xanadu

[ zan-uh-doo, -dyoo ]

noun

1. a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Xanadu¹

S.T. Coleridge's modification, in the poem “Kubla Khan” (1797), of Xandu (17th-century spelling), modern Shangdu ( Pinyin: shàng dū), the site of Kublai Khan's summer residence in SE Mongolia

Example Sentences

Xanadu 2.0 is a mere 66,000 square feet with only eight bedrooms on a 5.15-acre lot.

From The Daily Beast

The Busches were a very big deal in St. Louis, where they occupied a massive, Xanadu-esque family compound.

From The Daily Beast

After that, came a succession of leading roles in musicals like All Shook Up and Xanadu.

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The kid whose Dad (apparently channeling Walt Disney) creates an Epcot-like Xanadu just for him?

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Marathon is a suburban Xanadu gently caressed by the train service of the Cinder and Bloodshot.

From Project Gutenberg

“In Xanadu―” From brightness the amassed cloud-bloom still increased to brightness: then suddenly the flames turned to ember.

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Relinquishing the right to control links, established in the first place because one needed them, is part of the Xanadu agreement.

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And how long would it take to travel from Baghdad to this Xanadu?

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