wonderland
Americannoun
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wonderlands
plural
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a land of wonders or marvels.
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a wonderful country or region.
a wonderland of rare plants and flowers; a winter wonderland.
noun
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an imaginary land of marvels or wonders
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an actual place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
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Origin of wonderland
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She converted the garage at her home into what sounds like a veritable wonderland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Chelsea has been transformed into an "intergalactic wonderland" of floral displays as London's largest free flower festival returns for its 21st year.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Puppeteer, producer, self-described “artist” and “dreamer” Sid Krofft, who with his brother Marty made a wonderland of Saturday morning television through the 1970s, died Friday at 96.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
The vast glass-domed exhibition space became a wonderland, with pink weeping willows and oversized toadstools adorning the runway.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
What had been the American Legion baseball field last week was this week a wonderland.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Winter wonderlands are absent from these images, though many of the locales Mr. Friedlander captures are merry and bright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Consumers' controversial obsession with food photography resulted in some restaurants banning smartphone photography while other businesses created veritable wonderlands for food-inspired selfies such as the Museum of Ice Cream and The Egg House.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023
Weinstock was creating glorious cake wonderlands before the dawn of Instagram.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2021
Retailers, including upscale boutiques and discount shops, have turned their stores into winter wonderlands weeks, even months, earlier than last year.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
When you have reached the borders of your quest, Homesick at last, by many a devious way, Winding the wonderlands circuitous, By foot and horse will trace the long way back!
From American Poetry, 1922 A Miscellany by Various
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