🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

terra delle fate

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ter-ra del-le fa-te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fairyland/ˈfɛəriˌlænd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Nei suoi sogni, visitava spesso una terra delle fate."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mythical or imaginary place where fairies are believed to live.

    "In her dreams, she often visited a beautiful fairyland filled with sparkling rivers and lush gardens."
  2. 2

    A place or situation characterized by beauty, enchantment, or delight.

    "The festival transformed the town into a fairyland, with lights and decorations everywhere."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'fairyland' combines 'fairy', derived from the Old French 'faerie', which refers to enchantment or magic, and 'land', from Old English 'land', meaning a territory or region. The concept evolved during the medieval period, reflecting a realm inhabited by fairies, often depicted in folklore and literature.

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