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dreamland

American  
[dreem-land] / ˈdrimˌlænd /

noun

  1. a pleasant, lovely land that exists only in dreams or the imagination; the region of reverie.

  2. a state of sleep.


dreamland British  
/ ˈdriːmlænd /

noun

  1. an ideal land existing in dreams or in the imagination

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dreamland

First recorded in 1825–35; dream + land

Example Sentences

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"I'd love it to be Cesc Fabregas but I am living in dreamland there, because that isn't going to happen," added Songer.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

To float comfortably off to dreamland with a book, find a writer who informs, entertains and keeps the thrills modest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He then comes in a good 30 to 60 minutes later, so that I'm already deeply asleep before he heads off to dreamland — and starts snoring.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

While Wood is in dreamland, this was a nightmare for Warrington who realistically needed to win here after his shock loss to Lopez in front of a home Leeds crowd in December last year.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

I grew more afraid of the darkness; I shut my eyes, pulled the blanket over my head and minutes later I was in dreamland.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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