"Shangri-la" meaning in All languages combined

See Shangri-la on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Shangri-las [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shangri-la (plural Shangri-las)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Shangri-La. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Shangri-La
    Sense id: en-Shangri-la-en-noun-S8g6R5cc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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