Xanadu

[ zan-uh-doo, -dyoo ]

noun

1. a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Xanadu¹

S.T. Coleridge's modification, in the poem “Kubla Khan” (1797), of Xandu (17th-century spelling), modern Shangdu ( Pinyin: shàng dū), the site of Kublai Khan's summer residence in SE Mongolia

Example Sentences

A cleverly-designed quantum device developed by Xanadu, a company based in Toronto, Canada, obliterated conventional computers on a benchmark task that would otherwise take over 9,000 years.

From Singularity Hub 

Xanadu’s accomplishment is the latest to demonstrate the power of quantum computing over conventional computers—a seemingly simple idea dubbed quantum advantage.

From Singularity Hub 

That’s why researchers at Canadian quantum computing hardware and software startup Xanadu are backing an alternative quantum computing approach based on optics, which was long discounted as impractical.

From Singularity Hub 

Xanadu 2.0 is a mere 66,000 square feet with only eight bedrooms on a 5.15-acre lot.

From The Daily Beast

The Busches were a very big deal in St. Louis, where they occupied a massive, Xanadu-esque family compound.

From The Daily Beast

After that, came a succession of leading roles in musicals like All Shook Up and Xanadu.

From The Daily Beast

The kid whose Dad (apparently channeling Walt Disney) creates an Epcot-like Xanadu just for him?

From The Daily Beast

Marathon is a suburban Xanadu gently caressed by the train service of the Cinder and Bloodshot.

From Project Gutenberg

“In Xanadu―” From brightness the amassed cloud-bloom still increased to brightness: then suddenly the flames turned to ember.

From Project Gutenberg

Relinquishing the right to control links, established in the first place because one needed them, is part of the Xanadu agreement.

From Project Gutenberg

And how long would it take to travel from Baghdad to this Xanadu?

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