earthly paradise
A place on Earth that is a nearly perfect combination of beauty and happinessA (real or alleged) place on Earth that is a nearly perfect combination of beauty and happiness.
» Hawaii is known as an earthly paradise.
Hawaii nennt man Paradies auf Erden. — Esperantostern
Гавайи называют земным раем. — shanghainese
Objectivesea · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(broadly, countable, figuratively)A (real or alleged) place on Earth that is a nearly perfect combination of beauty and happiness.
Near-synonyms: Garden of Eden, rose garden
Examples
3 sentencesHawaii is known as an earthly paradise.
ruГавайи называют земным раем. — shanghainese
deHawaii nennt man Paradies auf Erden. — Esperantostern
Hawaii is an earthly paradise.
ruГавайи - земной рай. — marafon
Thus, one of the loveliest of earthly paradises was doomed to be a receptacle for the very worst of malefactors.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: earthly paradises| Singular | earthly paradise |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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