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won·der·land
/
ˈwʌn
dərˌlænd
/
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wuhn
-der-land
]
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noun
1.
a land of
wonders
or marvels.
2.
a wonderful country or region:
a wonderland of rare plants and flowers; a winter wonderland.
Origin:
1780–90;
wonder
+
-land
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wonderland
(ˈwʌndəˌlænd)
—
n
1.
an imaginary land of marvels or wonders
2.
an actual place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
wonderland
"imaginary realm," 1790, from
wonder
+
land
(n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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As they make those choices, many teenagers will be chasing an ideal-a shimmering vision of college-as-
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of saffron color.
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