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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A Disneyland-inspired wonderland for their canine counterparts is what they were thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But many said if anyone could transform the arena into a wedding wonderland, it would be Swift.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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
“The consumer needs to engage with newness and new content so many times a day, and so brands really need a content wonderland that can give them a big bank of content.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
The dressmaker with her frilly, colorful creations draped on hooped wire, the overstuffed emporiums and their wonderland of goods, the rival general stores on either side of Main Street.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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
He had wonderlands to show her along the track.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis
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