neverland

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English

Etymology

From Never +‎ land. Compare Utopia, which is semantically Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, not, no) +‎ τόπος (tópos, place, region).

Noun

neverland (plural neverlands)

  1. An ideal or imaginary place; a dreamworld.

Usage notes

  • This term was most famously used in J.M. Barrie's Book, Peter Pan, as the name of the fictional island that the Darling children visit with the title character.

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