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Camelot

noun Cam·e·lot \ ˈka-mə-ˌlät \

Definition of Camelot

1 : the site of King Arthur's palace and court
2 : a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness

Examples of camelot in a Sentence

  1. that year spent in Spain studying art was their personal Camelot

First Known Use of camelot

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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camelot Synonyms

Synonyms

Eden, Elysium, heaven, never-never land, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la, utopia, Zion (also Sion);

Antonyms

hell;

Near Antonyms

fool's paradise;

Related Words

arcadia;

dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland;

Phrases

Garden of Eden;

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