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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

Hamby said he believes solutions lie in a compromise between the upper and lower states, but that will require all of them to stop clinging to “their most aggressive and rigid dreamland legal positions.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

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

“We may never know what Ray dreams, but I am sure he’s already off to dreamland by now, even without us there.”

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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