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Slumberland

Slumberland

1 8.0
An imaginary land of dreams in stories and books
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Slumberland
  • In the classic comic, Little Nemo travels through the fantastic world of Slumberland every night.

I went to watch, you know, I went to the premiere of Slumberland.

Examples

  • In dreams, we often visit the magical realm of Slumberland, where anything is possible.

  • When you stay in Slumberland too long, you forget everything.

  • You and my dad came to Slumberland every night when you were kids.

  • Everything in Slumberland happens for a reason.

  • Because you get your hands on one of those bad boys, and you can wish for whatever you want here in Slumberland.

  • "Slumberland, just one nonstop party!"

  • One of the top-rated dreams in Slumberland.

  • It rekindled my love of Windsor McKay's Little Nemo in Slumberland and Frank R. Paul's original science fiction illustrations.

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  • The enchanting stories of Slumberland spark the imagination of children everywhere.

Synonyms

dreamland
vsSlumberland
13 5.1

A pleasant imaginary place you visit in sleep or imagination

is presented as a fictional place in stories and creative works
fairyland
vsSlumberland
  • Literature
7 5.5

A beautiful imaginary place in stories where small magical creatures live

focuses on dreamlike story settings rather than specific fairy inhabitants
dreamscape
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5 7.7

A scene that feels like being in a dream

is a full fictional place rather than a single dream image
fantasyland
vsSlumberland
3 6.1

An imaginary place where everything is perfect and magical

focuses more on dreamy story settings rather than pure magic
dreamworld
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2 6.6

An imagined perfect place that exists only in dreams

is framed as a fictional story place rather than a broad ideal
never-never land
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  • Literature
2 8.8

A made-up perfect place that exists only in dreams

is presented as a fictional story location rather than an abstract ideal
world of dreams
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1 6.3

A place in your mind where you imagine things

is specifically a named dreamy place used in stories
Neverland
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  • Informal
1 8.6

An imaginary place where a person avoids real life and adult duties

is used more generally for dreamy lands, not only child escape tales

Surface Forms

Morphology

Slumberland = slumber + land (transparent) = slumber + land

Formed by the transparent compound 'slumber' + 'land' to name a fictional realm of sleep or dreams.

Etymology

Slumberland comes from the words slumber ('sleep') and land ('place'), and it sounds like a name for a place you visit in dreams. That's why writers use it as the name of an imaginary land of dreams in stories and comics.