fairyland noun

/ˈfeə.ri.lænd/

/ˈfer.i-/ n

Definition

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[U] the place where fairies (= imaginary creatures) are said to live

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[S] approving a beautiful place with an attractive or special quality

It had snowed heavily during the night and in the morning the garden was a white fairyland.

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[U] disapproving an imaginary perfect place or situation, where you do not have to deal with problems in a realistic or sensible way

The Minister's argument belongs to fairyland.

The papers present the countryside as some kind of fairyland.

(Definition of fairyland noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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