"cloudland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cloudlands [plural]
Etymology: From cloud + land. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cloud|land|notext=1|type=endocentric}} cloud + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} cloudland (plural cloudlands)
  1. Dreamland, fantasy land. Translations (dreamland, fantasy land): álomvilág (Hungarian), meseország (Hungarian), terra sonialis (Latin), terra imaginaria (Latin), tierra de fantasía [feminine] (Spanish)

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