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Shangri-la

[ shang-gruh-lah, shang-gruh-lah ]

noun

  1. an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
  2. a faraway haven or hideaway of idyllic beauty and tranquility:

    Last summer we rented a cottage on a little lake—our perfect Shangri-la.



Shangri-la

/ ˌʃæŋɡ°ùɪˈ±ôÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. a remote or imaginary utopia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Shangri-La

  1. A fictional land of peace and perpetual youth; the setting for the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by the English author James Hilton, but probably best known from the movie versions. Shangri-La is supposedly in the mountains of Tibet .
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Notes

A “Shangri-La,†by extension, is an ideal refuge from the troubles of the world.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Shangri-la1

After the fictional Tibetan land of eternal youth in the novel The Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Shangri-la1

C20: from the name of an imaginary valley in the Himalayas, from Lost Horizon (1933), a novel by James Hilton
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“When you walk into this house,†he says, “you are walking into Harlan’s brain. He loved the film ‘Lost Horizon’ and the concept of Shangri-la, a place where everything that gave you joy would exist.

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Mr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore attended by defence chiefs from around the world, including US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese defence minister Dong Jun.

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On Friday, Mr Marcos had just finished delivering the opening address at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore when a delegate posed a hypothetical situation where Chinese water cannon killed a Filipino soldier.

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The only ornament was typically a plywood sign spelling out the evocative building name — “The Pad†or “Shangri-la.â€

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Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at Singapore's Shangri-la Dialogue security conference in June, where a handshake marked their closest interaction.

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