dreamland
pronunciation
How to pronounce dreamland in British English:
UK [ˈdri:mlænd]
How to pronounce dreamland in American English:
US [ˈdrimˌlænd]
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- Noun:
- a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
Word Origin
- dreamland (n.)
- 1834, from dream (n.) + land (n.).
Example
- 1. Mizugochi is typically sympathetic towards the women of dreamland , but finds their profession unpleasant and considers their employers to be little more than exploitation merchants .
- 2. Inside is a child 's dreamland of heavy-duty trucks and construction equipment parked in rows .
- 3. He asked me to stay in this dreamland .
- 4. After five minutes the music fades lights dim and baby can drift off to dreamland .
- 5. However , the women who work at dreamland do not seem to have cultivated any of these abilities , and often resort to desperately dragging their customers in from the streets .