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May 12, 2010
This week's themeWords derived after mythical places This week's words utopia cockaigne shangri-la Garden of Eden Land of Oz 
Shangri-la, a still from the film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
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with Anu GargShangri-la
PRONUNCIATION:
(shang-gri-LAH)
MEANING:
noun:
An imaginary, idyllic place that is remote and secluded.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Shangri-La, a Tibetan utopia in the novel Lost Horizon (1933) by
James Hilton (1900-1954). From Shangri (a coined name) + Tibetan
la (mountain pass).
USAGE:
"For just one hour you think you are living in dreamland, a Shangri-La,
where if life is not yet quite perfect, it will be very soon."Simon Hoggart; Budget 2010; The Guardian (London, UK); Mar 25, 2010. See more usage examples of Shangri-la in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions. -Robert G. Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (1833-1899)
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