Meaning & use
Narnia
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Meanings
proper nounproperliterary
The imaginary land in C. S. Lewis's series of children's books, entered through a wardrobe and full of talking animals.
Grammar: Capitalized and used without 'the': 'They traveled to Narnia.'
Patterns
- in Narnia
- the world of Narnia
- the Narnia books
Aslan is the great lion who rules over Narnia.
The children step through an old wardrobe and find themselves in Narnia.
She read all seven Narnia books one summer.
noununcountablefigurative
Used loosely for a magical, old-fashioned place that feels like something out of a story.
Grammar: Usually singular and often with 'like': 'like Narnia'.
Patterns
- like Narnia
- a real-life Narnia
The snowy village looked like Narnia.
Their attic felt like a real-life Narnia full of forgotten treasures.
Common combinations
- the Chronicles of Narnia
- The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels.
- in Narnia
- Most of the story takes place in Narnia.
- the world of Narnia
- Lewis invented the whole world of Narnia.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fantasyland
- A general, often slightly critical word for an imaginary place, not tied to any particular book.
- wonderland
- Refers to a magical world, especially the one in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, so it suggests a different set of stories.
Word family
- Narnian noun
- A person or creature from Narnia.
- Narnian adjective
- Belonging to or typical of Narnia.
Commonly confused: Narnia or Narnia?
Narnia vs Narnia
Learners sometimes misspell it 'Narina' or 'Narnya'; the correct spelling is N-a-r-n-i-a.
Practice
Which sentence uses the name correctly?
Choose one answer.
Narnia is a proper noun and normally takes no article: 'to Narnia'. 'The Narnia' and 'a Narnia' are wrong because the name is already specific.
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