cloudland
noun
cloud·land
ˈklau̇d-ˌland 
1
: the region of the clouds
2
: the realm of visionary speculation or poetic imagination
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In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
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First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Cloudland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudland. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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