Land of the Midnight Sun

American  

noun

1. any of those countries containing land within the Arctic Circle where there is a midnight sun in midsummer, especially Norway, Sweden, or Finland.

2. Lapland.

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Land of the Midnight Sun British  

noun

1. any land north of the Arctic Circle, which has continuous daylight throughout the short summer, esp N parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland

2. an informal name for Lapland

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Example Sentences

“I’d like to be a little oinker, myself,” he said in 2004, bragging about “pork-barrel” spending he had procured for the Land of the Midnight Sun.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2014

Along with the documentary "Killing Kasztner," Northwest Film Forum this weekend presents "From the Land of the Midnight Sun," three films from Finland and one Seattle remake of a Finnish film.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2010

A fishing expedition in the "Land of the Midnight Sun."

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2010

And just as it has in the Lower 48 states, the economy has cast a pall over the Land of the Midnight Sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Don't forget, Roger, that Norway is the Land of the Midnight Sun.

From Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Stratemeyer, Edward