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fairyland

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

noun

  1. the imaginary realm of fairies.

  2. any enchantingly beautiful region.


fairyland British  
/ ˈfɛərɪˌlænd /

noun

  1. the imaginary domain of the fairies; an enchanted or wonderful place

  2. a fantasy world, esp one resulting from a person's wild imaginings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fairyland

First recorded in 1580–90; fairy + land


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Elsewhere, both dancers performing as the prankish Puck nearly stole their respective shows, as boldly athletic Jake Roxander and high-flying and hovering Takumi Miyake bolted and breezed about their forest setting with fairyland finesse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament convened this week to pass legislation aimed at turning the country into a "beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland," state media reported on Thursday.

From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2022

“He showed us a fairyland and cheated us and misled us,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

“It’s only in fairyland that the first person does it, and then it becomes normative. It takes a lot of time.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022

“After it got dark, we told stories and sang around the fire—it was a glorious night with the moon making fairyland of the lake.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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