fairyland

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the imaginary or legendary realm inhabited by fairies

   In the folktale, a hidden doorway leads the children into fairyland.

2. 2
   noun

   a place of extraordinary beauty or magical appearance

   After the snowfall, the lantern-lit garden looked like a fairyland.

A compound of fairy and land, used for the otherworldly country of fairies in folklore. Its figurative use for an exceptionally beautiful or magical-looking place followed naturally from that imagined realm.

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