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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Instead, the fantasyland they live in is one they made of their own free will.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
The stark reminders that it’s a fantasyland might put some viewers at ease.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Isn't it better to deal with reality as it is instead of living in some type of fantasyland?
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023
Lewis knockoff fantasyland can’t maintain the “extreme, surreal privacy” she comes to cherish.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022
The Olympic Village was like an athlete’s fantasyland, with a pool and workout studios and a huge twenty-four-hour cafeteria with every style of food imaginable.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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