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Shangri-la

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Shan·gri-la  (shnggr-lä)
n.
1. An imaginary remote paradise on earth; utopia.
2. A distant and secluded hideaway, usually of great beauty and peacefulness.
[After Shangri-La, the imaginary land in the novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton.]
Shangri-la [ˌʃæŋgrɪˈlɑː]
n
a remote or imaginary utopia
[from the name of an imaginary valley in the Himalayas, from Lost Horizon (1933), a novel by James Hilton]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Shangri-laShangri-la - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Eden, heaven, paradise, promised land, nirvana
region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
Translations
Shangri-la [ˈʃæŋrɪˈlɑː] N → jauja f, paraíso m terrestre


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