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Xanadu
Xan·a·du X0000800 (zăn′ə-do͞o′, -dyo͞o′)n. An idyllic, beautiful place. [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).]Xan•a•du (ˈzæn əˌdu, -ˌdyu) n., pl. -dus. a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment. [S. T. Coleridge's modification, in the poem “Kubla Khan” (1797), of Xandu (17th-century sp.), modern Shangtu, the site of Kublai Khan's summer residence in SE Mongolia] Xanadu
Xanaduplace appearing in Coleridge’s dream; where Kubla Khan “did/A stately pleasure-dome decree.” [Br. Lit.: “Kubla Khan” in Payton, 744]See: Illusion
Xanadusite of Kubla Khan’s “stately pleasure dome”. [Br. Lit.: Kubla Khan in Payton, 744]See: Splendor
Xanadusite of Kubla Khan’s “pleasure dome.” [Br. Lit.: “Kubla Khan” in Benét, 555]See: WonderlandXANADU
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XANADU➣Xenon, Argon, and Neon Association of Downtown Utica |
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