XANADU


Meaning of XANADU in English

/zan"euh dooh', -dyooh'/ , n.

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .