Xanadu Definition

zănə-do͝o, -dyo͝o
noun
An idyllic, beautiful place.
American Heritage
Any luxurious or exotic estate, mansion, etc.
Webster's New World

Origin of Xanadu

  • From Xanadu archaic English name for Kublai Khan's summer capital in Inner Mongolia (described in the poem “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as a place of great marvels) ultimately from early Mandarin ʂaŋ` tū (equivalent to Modern Mandarin Shàngdū) (shàng upper) (dū capital)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Xanadu Sentence Examples

  • The Xanadu Entertainment Agency always likes to hear from clients that have booked any of our represented professional entertainers or entertainment services.

  • Million-square-foot Xanadu meadowlands one had smashed suddenly so popular of infinite capacity.

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  • Farrar went on to continue to work with his fellow Aussie Newton-John throughout her career and wrote and produced music for her hit albums Physical and Xanadu.

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Words Starting With

XXAXAN

Words Ending With

UDU

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