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Curtisland

Curtisland proper noun: a quasi-mythologised version of England as depicted in the films of Richard Curtis.

Proper noun

Curtisland

  1. A quasi-mythologised version of England as depicted in the films of Richard Curtis.
    • Curtisland was among the least "cool" products of Cool Britannia, but it was always perfect for export; Britain was suddenly a sunny, witty, self-deprecating, charming kind of place, a Doris Day film by the Thames in which it was forever Christmas.2009 March 22, Tim Adams, The Observer
    • Both Avengerland and Curtisland are firmly rooted in an idealized, romanticized version of contemporary Britain.2015, Dominic Sandbrook, The Great British Dream Factory, Penguin, published 2016, page 74

Origin of Curtisland

From Curtis + land.

Questions about Curtisland

What does Curtisland mean?
Curtisland means a quasi-mythologised version of England as depicted in the films of Richard Curtis.
What part of speech is Curtisland?
Curtisland is a proper noun.

Words near Curtisland in the dictionary

  1. curtious
  2. Curtis
  3. Curtise
  4. curtisin
  5. curtisite
  6. Curtisland
  7. Curtiss
  8. Curtisses
  9. Curtius
  10. Curtius degradation
  11. Curtius reaction

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