Shangri-La
Shangri-La was one of the 'long-hull' Essex-class ships. She was laid down by the Norfolk Navy Yard, at Portsmouth, Virginia, on 15 January 1943, and was launched on 24 February 1944, sponsored by Josephine Doolittle (wife of Jimmy Doolittle). Shangri-La was commissioned on 15 September 1944, with Captain James D. Barner in command. Shangri-la definition, an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia. Another word for Shangri-la. Find more ways to say Shangri-la, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. ‘We called it la-la land, a Shangri-La of dreams and reality.’ ‘At the end of this conversation, inevitably, looms a Shangri-La of potential script options and development deals.’ ‘The whole idea of the film has a group of youngsters from around the world seeking a paradisiacal, off-the-beaten-track Shangri-La where they can kick back.
Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, and particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung. Khembalung is one of several beyuls believed to have been created by Padmasambhava in the 8th century as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife.Many scholars believe that Shangri-La is Shambhala, a mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, which was sought by Eastern and Western explorers.
(redirected from Shangrila)Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.
Shan·gri-la
(shăng′grĭ-lä′)n.1. An imaginary remote paradise on earth; utopia.
2. A distant and secluded hideaway, usually of great beauty and peacefulness.
[After Shangri-La, , the imaginary land in the novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Shangri-la
(ˌʃæŋɡrɪˈlɑː)n
![Shangri-la defined Shangri-la defined](https://kerdowney.com/content/uploads/2012/03/shangri-la_chengdu_2.jpg)
[C20: from the name of an imaginary valley in the Himalayas, from Lost Horizon (1933), a novel by James Hilton]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Shan•gri-la
(ˌʃæŋ grɪˈlɑ, ˈʃæŋ grɪˌlɑ)n.
an imaginary paradise on earth, esp. a remote and exotic utopia.
[after the fictional Tibetan land of eternal youth in the novel The Lost Horizon (1933) by James Hilton]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun | 1. | Shangri-la - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace Eden, heaven, paradise, promised land, nirvana region, part - the extended spatial location of something; 'the farming regions of France'; 'religions in all parts of the world'; 'regions of outer space' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Shangri-la
[ˈʃæŋrɪˈlɑː]N → jaujaf, paraísomterrestreCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Shangri La Definition Wikipedia
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
Shangri La Resort Arkansas
Link to this page: