Land of Oz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Land of Oz
After the magical place created by L. Frank Baum in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and other fantasy novels
Example Sentences
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Set in the Land of Oz before Dorothy Gales' arrival from Kansas, the movie covers the musical's first act.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
What is going on with Ariana Grande right now, and how does it relate to SpongeBob SquarePants and, uh, the Land of Oz?
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023
A dark fantasy along the lines of "Labyrinth," another longtime personal favorite, it uses L. Frank Baum's books "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz" as its source material.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023
“Am I in Kansas? Or is it the Land of Oz ici?”
From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022
Tiktok promised, and the Wizard wound his machinery and set him walking in the direction of the Nome King's dominions, just across the desert from the Land of Oz.
From Little Wizard Stories of Oz by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
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