fantasyland

noun

fan·​ta·​sy·​land ˈfan-tə-sē-ˌland How to pronounce fantasyland (audio)
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Synonyms of fantasylandnext
: an imaginary or ideal place or situation

Examples of fantasyland in a Sentence

a lavish resort casino that transports its patrons to fantasyland—at least for a few hours
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Vecna's inner demons Holly leads the kids into the mineshaft and starts pushing them through the exit from the fantasyland, but Vecna is close on her heels. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 The annual Winter Wonderland invites guests to visit a garden transformed into a magical fantasyland for kids of all ages. Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2025 Concocting a male fantasyland More so than most restaurants, managers at breastaurants like Hooters seek to strictly regulate how their employees look and act. Dawn Szymanski, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025 In other words, the tension between dark metaphor and the sickly sweet fantasyland of Oz has always been there. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fantasyland

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fantasyland was in 1967

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“Fantasyland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fantasyland. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.

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