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Definition of Shangri-La noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Shangri-La

noun
 
/ˌʃæŋɡri ˈlɑː/
 
/ˌʃæŋɡri ˈlɑː/
[singular]
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  1. a place that is extremely beautiful and where everything seems perfect, especially a place far away from modern life
    Word OriginFrom the name of an imaginary valley in Tibet in James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon, where people do not grow old. From Shangri (an invented name) + la Tibetan ‘mountain pass’.
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