noun
wonderland
WUHN-duh-land
noun
1
An imaginary or real place full of wonders and marvels.
"The snow turned the park into a winter wonderland overnight."
How to Use Wonderland
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA magical, marvel-filled place, whether real or imagined.
Common pairings
winter wonderland
a shopper's wonderland
Word Forms
wonderlands plural
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Etymology
A compound of wonder and land, popularized by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
Rhymes for wonderland
overland
neverland
Cumberland
Sunderland
motherland
fatherland
Sutherland
Switzerland
Northumberland
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