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slumberland

American  
[sluhm-ber-land] / ˈslʌm bərˌlænd /

noun

  1. an imaginary land described to children as the place they enter during sleep.


Etymology

Origin of slumberland

First recorded in 1840–50; slumber + land

Example Sentences

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I want something that’s going to help me drift off to slumberland, mask my husband’s snoring, wake me up on time, and tell me how well I slept.

From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2022

For instance, in 2013, Drew Ackerman created a podcast to lead listeners into slumberland.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016

The sound of her voice is so intimate it is as though she had called in the middle of the night to tell you her latest adventure in slumberland.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2010

One strong whiff of Going in Style, and the audience is transported directly to slumberland.

From Time Magazine Archive

But no robber came to disturb the brown house and at length even Gail and Faith drifted away to slumberland, in spite of this added trouble.

From At the Little Brown House by Brown, Ruth Alberta

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