dreamland

noun

dream·​land ˈdrēm-ˌland How to pronounce dreamland (audio)
: an unreal delightful country existing only in imagination or in dreams : never-never land

Examples of dreamland in a Sentence

He's living in a dreamland.
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Trades are, indeed, hard when your dreamland fantasy doesn’t line up with reality. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 Frozen Fairways, an annual icy dreamland located at Blackwolf Run, is your gateway to all-things amusing and fun. Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 In the end, everyone wakes from their temporary dystopian dreamland. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025 To be so close to dreamland and so vibrantly contest the Premier League title breathed new life into the entire Arsenal culture. James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dreamland

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dreamland was in 1826

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“Dreamland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamland. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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dreamland

noun
dream·​land ˈdrēm-ˌland How to pronounce dreamland (audio)
: an unreal delightful country existing only in imagination or in dreams

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