wonderland

English

Etymology

From wonder + land.

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wonderland (plural wonderlands)

  1. An imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels.
    • 1790 J. Wolcot Compl. Epist. to Bruce 332, in Wks. (1812) II. 368
      Where other trav'lers, fraught with terror, roam, Lo! Bruce in Wonder-land is quite at home.
    • 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
      It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.

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