"Disney World" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Disney Worlds [plural]
Etymology: From Walt Disney World, a resort in Florida owned by Disney which is home to a group of theme parks. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Disney World}} Disney World (plural Disney Worlds)
  1. (informal, often derogatory) A place resembling the Disney World theme park, often typified by a corporately-designed saccharine cheerfulness. Wikipedia link: Walt Disney World Tags: derogatory, informal, often Categories (topical): Disney Synonyms: Disneyworld Related terms: Disneyland
    Sense id: en-Disney_World-en-noun-RgjcZ9nd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1989, Bill Bryson, The lost continent: travels in small-town America, page 110:",
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          "ref": "1994, Kumar Rupesinghe, Marcial Rubio Correa, The culture of violence, page 87:",
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