A wonderland is an imaginary place full of marvels. A winter wonderland, a wonderland of lights, Alice in Wonderland.
Winter wonderland is the fixed phrase and now names a temporary attraction in every city park in December. The word was in use before Lewis Carroll and is remembered because of him.
1nounwonderlandAn imaginary place full of marvels.
“The toy shop was a wonderland for the children, full of magic and colour.”
wonderland is a place.
Wonder plus land, in use before Lewis Carroll took it for his title in 1865.
From wonder + land.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA