Kubla Khan

American  

[koo-bluh kahn] / ˈku blə ˈkɑn /

noun

1. (italics) a poetic fragment (1797) by Coleridge.

2. Kublai Khan.

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“Kubla Khan” Cultural  

1. 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….”

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Example Sentences

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

It pays homage to these powerful lines from Kubla Khan: "As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted/ By woman wailing for her demon lover!"

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2011

Coleridge composed from 200 to 300 lines during a dream: the beautiful fragment of Kubla Khan, which was all he was able to commit to paper when he awoke, remains a specimen of that dream-poem.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various