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Promised Land

–noun
1. Heaven.
2. Canaan, the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. Gen. 12:7.
3. (often lowercase) a place or situation believed to hold ultimate happiness.
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Prom·ised Land   (prŏm'ĭst)
n.  
  1. The land of Canaan, promised by the Lord to Abraham's descendants in the Bible.

  2. promised land A longed-for place where complete satisfaction and happiness will be achieved.

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Promised Land

The land that God promised he would give to the descendants of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob; the land flowing with milk and honey; the land of Canaan, or Palestine. The Israelites did not take it over until after the Exodus, when they conquered the people already living there.

Note: By extension, an idyllic place or state of being that a person hopes to reach, especially one that cannot be reached except by patience and determination, is called a “Promised Land.”
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