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wonderland|ˈwʌndəlænd|
(Also occas. with hyphen.)
[f. wonder n. + land n.1 Cf. G. wunderland.]
a. An imaginary realm of wonder and faery.
b. A country, realm, or domain which is full of wonders or marvels.
1790Wolcot (P. Pindar) Compl. Ep. James Bruce 332 Wks. 1812 II. 368 Where other trav'lers, fraught with terror, roam, Lo! Bruce in Wonder-land is quite at home. 1866‘Lewis Carroll’ (title) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 1894Outing (U.S.) Apr. 66/1 Every mile of my journey opened to me anew..the surprises of this wonder-land. 1902Westm. Gaz. 24 May 9/1 That wonderland of the world, Egypt. 1903A. M. Clerke Probl. Astrophysics 6 The wonderland of molecular physics. |