Shangri-la

noun

Shan·​gri-la ˌshaŋ-gri-ˈlä 

1

: a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia

2

: a remote usually idyllic hideaway

Synonyms

• utopia
• paradise
• heaven

Examples of Shangri-la in a Sentence

a dreamer who spent much of his life roaming the world in search of his personal Shangri-la

Word History

Etymology

Shangri-La, imaginary land depicted in the novel Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Shangri-la

• tequila
• drosophila
• philomela
• sheila