toytown
Britishadjective
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having an unreal and picturesque appearance
toytown chalets
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not deserving to be taken seriously
toytown revolutionaries
Etymology
Origin of toytown
C20: from Toy Town, the fictional setting of children's stories by Enid Blyton
Example Sentences
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While Barbieland was designed to look like a toytown California, sets such as Barbie's Dreamhouse were built and filmed in the UK studio.
From BBC
Barbie's pink paradise, Barbieland, was designed to look like a toytown California.
From BBC
Alan Simpson, managing director of Toytown, a chain of independent retailers based in Belfast, is urging customers to start their Christmas shopping early this year.
From BBC
He says that although Toytown can try to pre-empt some of the price rises to help mitigate them, the problem is "right across the board", affecting many retailers.
From BBC
He also developed a passion for creating gadgets, inspired by a character called The Inventor, on the BBC Children's series, Toytown.
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