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The summer capital of the Yuan dynasty, now an archaeological site in Zhenglan, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A place full of beauty, happiness and wonder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: heaven, paradise, Shangri-La
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An opulent building or resort that provides entertainment or luxurious living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pleasure palace, pleasuredome, Shangri-La
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Mandarin 上都 (Shàngdū, “Upper Capital”). The first Romanized form comes from Marco Polo's writings in Italian as Shan-Du. In 1617, Purchas his Pilgrimage [...] by Samuel Purchas was published in London, containing the phrase “In Xamdu did Cublai Can build a stately Palace” on page 472. This was the inspiration for Coleridge's poem which uses the spelling Xanadu.
