Lotusland

lotus land lotusland Lotus land Lotus Land English Alternative forms en Lotus Land Lotos-land Etymology In reference to Vancouver, en Q4730602 1 1.Bill Casselman, Casselman's Canadian Words: A Comic Browse Through Words and Folk Sayings Invented by Canadians, Copp Clark (1995), 9780773055155, pages 76-77 Pronunciation en ænd Proper noun en Greek mythology The legendary island of the lotus-eaters. 117 The Lotos-Eaters We will abide in the golden vale / Of the Lotos-land, till the Lotos fail; / We will not wander more. en 1994 Judith Yarnall Transformations of Circe: The History of an Enchantress Calypso is by far the most effective impediment Odysseus encounters on his journey home to Ithaca, holding him in a sensuous but tedious captivity for seven years, Lotusland revisited. en informal The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; en by extension the province of British Columbia. en 1999 w:Jim Munroe Flyboy Action Figure Comes with Gasmask 10 HarperFlamingo Canada 9780006480914 "Vancouver, until about two years ago." I could tell that she was going to regale me about the beauty of Lotusland, where it never snows and pot grows between cracks in the sidewalk. References Further reading Nicknames of Vancouver en Nicknames for cities Vancouver