an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
a faraway haven or hideaway of idyllic beauty and tranquility.
Last summer we rented a cottage on a little lake—our perfect Shangri-la.
A “Shangri-La,” by extension, is an ideal refuge from the troubles of the world.
After the fictional Tibetan land of eternal youth in the novel The Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton
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The Shangri-la Dialogue has traditionally served as a platform for the US and China to make their pitches to Asian countries as they jostle for influence in the region.
From BBC • May 31, 2025
This house is Harlan’s Shangri-la, a place where a man who made his own rules lived.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
"Ratched" was a bomb, but the psychiatric hospital where Sarah Paulson's wicked nurse worked was an interior designer's Shangri-la.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at Singapore's Shangri-la Dialogue security conference in June, where a handshake marked their closest interaction.
From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2023
The house was set on a half-acre landscaped like Shangri-la.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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