wonderland

noun

won·​der·​land ˈwən-dər-ˌland How to pronounce wonderland (audio)
-lənd
1
: an imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm
2
: a place that excites admiration or wonder
a scenic wonderland

Examples of wonderland in a Sentence

The garden was a floral wonderland.
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Great Wolf Lodge Great Wolf Lodge is a wonderland for kids, especially kids with autism, who are often drawn to water. Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025 The movie, based on the Mojang Studios video game of the same name, centers around four misfits who are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025 Disney’s Blizzard Beach offers 66-acres of thrills, and is uniquely themed to a wintery wonderland right in central Florida. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025 Whitfield has a three-step plan for remaking Montana into a winter wonderland for the rich men who live along Chicago’s lakeshore and New Yorkers who mistake the Hudson Valley’s hills for real mountains. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wonderland

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wonderland was in 1790

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“Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonderland. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

wonderland

noun
won·​der·​land ˈwən-dər-ˌland How to pronounce wonderland (audio)
-lənd
: a place filled with wonders or surprises
a scenic wonderland

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