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fantasyland

American  
[fan-tuh-see-land, -zee-] / ˈfæn tə siˌlænd, -zi- /

noun

  1. a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world.

  2. an amusement park whose attractions are based on a theme, as fairy tales or exotic locales; theme park.


Etymology

Origin of fantasyland

First recorded in 1965–70; fantasy + land

Example Sentences

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To enter Fairyland, and it’s estimated that about 150,000 people do each year, is to not just set foot into a handcrafted fantasyland but to also step back in time.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

Cronin acknowledged never having imagined it would be the first step on a path that would lead him to a basketball fantasyland such as Westwood.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2025

The stark reminders that it’s a fantasyland might put some viewers at ease.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

That is the only logical conclusion in the world as it actually exists, rather than in some fantasyland where shame, public embarrassment and soaring rhetoric about "history" might hold real power.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2023

Somewhere in fantasyland Ignatius was dreaming of a terrified Myma Minkoff being tried by a court of Taste and Decency and found wanting.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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