Kubla Khan
noun
a poetic fragment (1797) by Coleridge.
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“Kubla Khan”
“Kubla Khan”An evocative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about an exotic emperor. It begins with these lines: “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree….”
Kubla Khan
American
[koo-bluh kahn]
/ ˈku blə ˈkɑn /
“Kubla Khan”
Cultural
Example Sentences
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Speaking of his friend Carl Fisher, the Kubla Khan of Miami Beach, Rogers said, “Carl discovered that sand could hold up a real estate sign.”
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2020
With Marco Polo, you might say that Netflix is courting the global market just as Polo flattered Kubla Khan.
From Forbes • Dec. 9, 2014
And if a marathon of two Brit Rich Littles doesn't appeal, attend to the pair's inspired improvs of a medieval hero leading his troops to battle, or of their exegesis of Coleridge's "Kubla Khan."
From Time • Jun. 10, 2011
Of course the opening lines of Kubla Khan were quoted at the beginning of Citizen Kane, so I looked up the poem just for research – "context".
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2011
Strolling through the grounds with the mauve and amber domes of their temples dimly lighted I found myself murmuring: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree."
From The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches by Winslow, Carleton M.
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