playland
Americannoun
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an area used for recreation or amusement; playground or amusement park.
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a town or city that relies heavily on its tourist trade to bolster its economy.
Etymology
Origin of playland
Example Sentences
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An internet archive shows in 2018 the "about" section of the site read, "America's Last Line of Defense is a whimsical playland of conservative satire" and "Everything on this website is fiction."
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2023
To do away with crime, corruption and homelessness and clean up the streets — just like he did in his idealized playland.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2022
Milne and Shepard, having survived the horrors of World War I battlefields, chose to turn sharply toward the warmth of an imaginary playland inspired by their own children’s stuffed toys.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022
Two winters ago, a playland was set up inside called Happy Ice and Snow Season.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2012
Just as the sun rose over the languid beaches in the crook of the elbow-shaped playland of Cape Cod, early-morning strollers were astonished by surprise visitors.
From Time Magazine Archive
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