Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legoland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: legoland
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place characterised by square edges and extreme regularity.

Slang

Example Sentences

"...three hundred yards back from that, behind a legoland of hotels and apartment blocks..."
"Its pristine stone houses, most of which date from around 1685, are undeniably photogenic, with their steep metal roofs, numerous chimneys and pastel-coloured shutters, but it's a Legoland townscape, devoid of the scars of history."
"Gradually these Legolands appear bigger and bigger, closer and closer, as the aircraft descends."
"Unlike most cities and towns in the East, one Bavarian preservationist claimed, modernized West German cities had mutated into "schematized Legolands"..."

Etymology

Name of a chain of theme parks (Legoland) based on the Lego building bricks; + -land.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: land

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Legolands (plural)

Questions

What does legoland mean?: A place characterised by square edges and extreme regularity.
Where does legoland come from?: Name of a chain of theme parks (Legoland) based on the Lego building bricks; + -land.

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