Land of the Midnight Sun
Americannoun
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any of those countries containing land within the Arctic Circle where there is a midnight sun in midsummer, especially Norway, Sweden, or Finland.
noun
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any land north of the Arctic Circle, which has continuous daylight throughout the short summer, esp N parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland
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an informal name for Lapland
Example Sentences
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“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
Every day the air grew colder, and the period of daylight shorter; they were entering the Land of the Midnight Sun, but at the time of year when midnight noons were approaching.
From Jimmie Higgins by Sinclair, Upton
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