Camelot

noun

Cam·​e·​lot ˈka-mə-ˌlät How to pronounce Camelot (audio)
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

that year spent in Spain studying art was their personal Camelot
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Hasdal, who's lived on Lake Camelot for the past 10 years, has been aggressive about fixing the lakes' algae problem. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The rhetoric of this era is radically different from the era of Camelot. Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025 The facility services about 89 homes in Ridgewater Estates and the Camelot Cove subdivisions. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025 Honeycomb recently completed The Camelot, a 44-unit affordable housing complex in the center of West Hartford, and is building The Monarch, 62 affordable apartments in New Haven. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Camelot

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Camelot was in the 15th century

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“Camelot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Camelot. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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