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Shangri-la

noun Shan·gri-la \ ˌshaŋ-gri-ˈlä \

Definition of Shangri-la

1 : a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
2 : a remote usually idyllic hideaway

Origin and Etymology of shangri-la

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

shangri-la Synonyms

Synonyms

Camelot, Eden, Elysium, heaven, never-never land, paradise, promised land, 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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