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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wonderland en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʌndəˌlænd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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  • /ˈwʌndɚˌlænd/ (US)

Etymology

From wonder + land.

Meanings

  1. A place full of wonder or marvels.
    • It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks. 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
    • Where other trav'lers, fraught with terror, roam, Lo! Bruce in Wonder-land is quite at home. 1790 J. Wolcot Compl. Epist. to Bruce 332, in Wks. (1812) II. 368
  2. (qualifier:multiplicity slang) Synonym of headspace.
    • Typically only used in tulpamancy circles.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wonderlands Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Lovecraft Country · Oz

Deriveds

wonderlandish · winter wonderland · Alice in Wonderland

Synonyms

headspace

Translations (29)

pt país das maravilhas (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · el χώρα των θαυμάτων (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · et imedemaa (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ca país de les meravelles (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · bg страна на чудесата (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · pl kraina czarów (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · la terra mirabilis (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · nb eventyrland (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · fi ihmemaa (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ar بلاد العجائب (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · mk земја на чудата (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ko 이상한 나라 (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · cmn 仙境 (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · fr pays des merveilles (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ja おとぎの国 (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · sw nchi ya ajabu (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ro tara minunilor (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · hu csodaország (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · vi xứ sở thần tiên (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · eo mirlando (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ru страна́ чуде́с (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · vi tiên cảnh (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · sv underland (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · de Wunderland (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ko 선경 (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · it paese delle meraviglie (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · es país de las maravillas (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ja 不思議な国 (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) · ja 仙境 (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels)