shangri la

 [shang-gruh-lah, shang-gruh-lah]   Origin

Shan·gri-la

   [shang-gruh-lah, shang-gruh-lah]
noun
1.
an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
2.
a faraway haven or hideaway of idyllic beauty and tranquility.
Origin:
after the fictional Tibetan land of eternal youth in the novel The Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton
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Shangri La
"imaginary earthly paradise," 1938, from Shangri La, name of Tibetan utopia in James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon" (1933). In Tibetan, la means "mountain pass."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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