"Legoland" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Legoland.ogg Forms: Legolands [plural]
Etymology: Name of a chain of theme parks (Legoland) based on the Lego building bricks; + -land. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||land}} + -land Head templates: {{en-noun}} Legoland (plural Legolands)
  1. (slang) A place characterised by square edges and extreme regularity. Wikipedia link: Legoland Tags: slang

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