wonderland

noun

won·​der·​land ˈwən-dər-ˌland How to pronounce wonderland (audio)
-lənd
Synonyms of wonderlandnext
1
: an imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm
2
: a place that excites admiration or wonder
a scenic wonderland

Examples of wonderland in a Sentence

The garden was a floral wonderland.
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Kingdom’s Greetings is back for 2026, turning the club level inside the loudest stadium in the world into a winter wonderland. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Each year, come October, cities and towns across America transform into Halloween wonderlands. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Following that logic, the name of Florentina Holzinger’s final Venice Biennale performance, CLOSING ÉTUDE, suggests that after seven months of her propriety-imploding, waste-wonderland SEAWORLD VENICE, there are feats of endurance still ahead. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wonderland

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wonderland was in 1790

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wonderland

noun
won·​der·​land ˈwən-dər-ˌland How to pronounce wonderland (audio)
-lənd
: a place filled with wonders or surprises
a scenic wonderland

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