fantasyland
Americannoun
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a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world.
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an amusement park whose attractions are based on a theme, as fairy tales or exotic locales; theme park.
Etymology
Origin of fantasyland
Example Sentences
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Other denizens chose denial and willful ignorance, turning inward to a fantasyland where, somehow, everything was normal, even when it was not.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2025
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
Standiford contends that Trump, who oversaw a meticulous restoration of the house, which was concocted as a Florida fantasyland by its architects, fell under its magical spell.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 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
“When I was little,” Natalie said at last, “I made up a fantasyland called Mariposa. Its symbol was a blue butterfly.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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