Xanadu is a noun that describes an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place, often associated with a pastoral dream or ideal setting.
Xanadu, pastoral bir rüyanın veya ideal bir yerin pastoral, egzotik veya lüks bir yerini tanımlayan bir isimdir.
| Word | Xanadu |
|---|---|
| Date | November 26, 2015 |
| Type | noun |
| Syllables | ZAN-uh-doo |
| Etymology | "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree." Those lines are from the poem "Kubla Khan" (published in 1816) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Coleridge's fantastic description of an exotic utopia fired public imagination and ultimately contributed to the transition of Xanadu from a name to a generalized term for an idyllic place. The Xanadu in the poem was inspired by Shang-tu, the summer residence of Mongolian general and statesman Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). You might also recognize Xanadu as the name of the fantastic estate in Orson Welles's 1941 film Citizen Kane and as the name of a 1980 musical film starring Olivia Newton-John. |
| Examples | To Arthur, the beach house was a Xanadu, the perfect spot for the romantic tropical vacation he had dreamed of for years. "Others traveled to Tolchester Beach, the Xanadu of the Chesapeake, aboard Wilson Line steamers…." — Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2015 |
| Definition | : an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place |
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