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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Natalie’s mind drifted to Mariposa, the fantasyland she had created when she was little.
From Literature
“When I was little,” Natalie said at last, “I made up a fantasyland called Mariposa. Its symbol was a blue butterfly.”
From Literature
To enter Fairyland, and it’s estimated that about 150,000 people do each year, is to not just set foot into a handcrafted fantasyland but to also step back in time.
From Los Angeles Times
Dig beneath that and - barring a trip to Fantasyland in which Spurs win the Champions League - the rest of this season is now a quest for respectability, and for Frank, survival.
From BBC
As The Times’ headline on the Game 7 victory put it: “Fantasyland!”
From Los Angeles Times
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