wonderland
Americannoun
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wonderlands
plural
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a land of wonders or marvels.
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a wonderful country or region.
a wonderland of rare plants and flowers; a winter wonderland.
noun
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an imaginary land of marvels or wonders
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an actual place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
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Origin of wonderland
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Halloween here is a wonderland, and Descanso continues to lean heavily into the fantastical, this year adding glowing wire sculptures from Helsinki-based artist Alexander Reichstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kate Wollen from Forestry England describes the transformation as a "watery wonderland"
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Chelsea has been transformed into an "intergalactic wonderland" of floral displays as London's largest free flower festival returns for its 21st year.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
When Halle Bailey moved from Georgia to Los Angeles as a wide-eyed preteen nearly 15 years ago, the city felt like a wonderland of possibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
My grandma’s garden feels like a wonderland, with trees full of bright lemons and limes, and large wooden planters overrun with leafy greens and all kinds of herbs.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
Winter wonderlands are absent from these images, though many of the locales Mr. Friedlander captures are merry and bright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Consumers' controversial obsession with food photography resulted in some restaurants banning smartphone photography while other businesses created veritable wonderlands for food-inspired selfies such as the Museum of Ice Cream and The Egg House.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023
There are no allées of red trees, no icy wonderlands.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
By the end of the 1950s, a name was in circulation for these wonderlands: malls.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
"We'll have our rifles ready, boys, ha, ha, ha-ha!" was still our favorite chorus, "Newbrasky" and Wyoming our far-off wonderlands, Buffalo Bill our hero.
From A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland
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