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neverland

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nev⋅er⋅land

[nev-er-land]

Origin:
1900–05; never + land

never-never land

–noun
1. an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc.
2. any remote, isolated, barren, or sparsely settled region.
Also called neverland, never-never.


Origin:
1875–85 for def. 2; redupl. of never
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Never-Never Land

Originally called Neverland, the home of the title character in the story Peter Pan; a place where children never grow up.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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