Paradise

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Paradise is a Persian loanword into English (from the Persian word پرديس Pardis). This word has the following usages in English:

the ideal heavenly place which was once embodied by the Garden of Eden.
the heaven of bliss which, in some religions, awaits the best, repentant, or chosen people.
an enclosed garden, sometimes called a paradise garden.
the third book of Dante's Divine Comedy.
the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Paradise, California.
- Paradise, Kansas.
- Paradise, Louisiana.
- Paradise, Michigan.
- Paradise, Montana.
- Paradise, Nevada.
- Paradise, Pennsylvania.
- Paradise, Texas.
- Paradise, Utah.
- Paradise Township, Pennsylvania.
Paradise, Tasmania, Australia.
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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