Camelot

noun

ˈka-mə-ˌlät How to pronounce Camelot (audio)
Definition of Camelotnext
as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness that year spent in Spain studying art was their personal Camelot

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Recent Examples of Camelot Amid conflicting accounts on whether the takeover created Camelot or chaos, Ms. Bowles wanted to report on merchants suing the city for withdrawing police and fire protection from the neighborhood. — Roy Rivenburg, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025 By anointing himself chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Napoleon-style, Donald Trump revealed a longing to seize one of America’s most romantic and abiding myths: Camelot. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025 Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy and their family is about to screen in the place fondly remembered as Camelot. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025 That’s what Monty Python’s King Arthur said of Camelot during his quest for the Holy Grail in the 1975 movie classic. — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Camelot

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“Camelot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Camelot. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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