A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
Shangri-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.
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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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