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
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"I just love reading these kinds of fantasy books because the real world is a little bit terrible and I love to escape into a fantasyland of fairies and anything other worldly," Amy says.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
Borrowing from the advertising style seen in magazines like Life, Look and Collier’s in the 1930s and ’40s, Mr. McCall depicted a luminous fantasyland filled with airplanes, cars and luxury liners of his own creation.
From New York Times ● May 5, 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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