never-never land
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nev·er-nev·er land
(nĕv′ər-nĕv′ər)n.
An imaginary and wonderful place; a fantasy land.
[After Never-Never Land, , fictional setting used in the play Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.]
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nev′er-nev′er land`
n.
an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc.
[1880–85]
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Noun | 1. | never-never land - a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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never-never land
n → mondo dei sogniCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995