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fairyland

[ fair-ee-land ]
/ ˈfɛər iˌlænd /
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noun

the imaginary realm of fairies.
any enchantingly beautiful region.

RELATED WORDS

bliss, paradise, reverie, nightmare, delusion, fancy, illusion, vision, nirvana, immortality, heaven, Eden, perfection, Shangri-la, dreamland, Arcadia, Erewhon, wonderland, mirage, invention

Nearby words

  1. fairy-slipper,
  2. fairy-tale,
  3. fairyfloss,
  4. fairyhood,
  5. fairyism,
  6. fais-dodo,
  7. faisal,
  8. faisal i,
  9. faisal ibn abdul aziz,
  10. faisal ii

Origin of fairyland

First recorded in 1580–90; fairy + land
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British Dictionary definitions for fairyland

fairyland

/ (ˈfɛərɪˌlænd) /

noun

the imaginary domain of the fairies; an enchanted or wonderful place
a fantasy world, esp one resulting from a person's wild imaginings
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Word Origin and History for fairyland

fairyland

n.

1580s, from fairy + land (n.).

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