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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

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Well, World Cup debutants Curacao were in dreamland after equalising to make it 1-1 against Germany shortly before a first-half drinks break in Houston on Sunday.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Mr. Parsons, who in his teens made a YouTube series along the same lines as the movie, exhibits a smooth facility for taking viewers into the backrooms, a David Lynch-Stanley Kubrick dreamland of the subconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

To be called up by England, then scoring at Wembley for Newcastle to win them the cup is dreamland for him.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2025

The combination shop was like something out of a child’s dreamland, a place where a kid could walk in to admire a shiny Schwinn and leave with a pet turtle.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2025

But I'll drift off to dreamland in the best mood I've been in since Sol 6.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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