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
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Lead character Dorothy would click their heels three times and repeat "there's no place like home" to return from the Land of Oz to her native Kansas.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
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
He wanted to be powerful and great and he hoped to make himself master of all the Land of Oz, that he might compel everyone in that fairy country to obey him.
From The Lost Princess of Oz by John R. (John Rea) Neill
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