Definition of shadowland - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ambiguous area

Rare

shadowy or borderline area with unclear rules

Rare

The novel explores the shadowland between reality and dreams.

grey area

twilight zone

fantasy

Rare

realm of fantasy or imagination

Rare

The novel takes readers into a shadowland of mythical creatures.

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Origin of shadowland

Old English, sceadu (shade) + land (land)

Examples of shadowland in a sentence

He found himself in a shadowland of legal uncertainty.
Her dreams often took her to a shadowland of wonders.
The movie explores a shadowland where anything is possible.

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French:zone d'ombre, monde imaginaire, ...
German:Zwielichtzone, Fantasiewelt, ...
Italian:zona d'ombra, terra delle ombre, ...
Spanish:tierra de sombras, mundo de fantasía, ...
Portuguese:terra de sombras, terra das sombras, ...
Chinese:影子地带, 幻想世界, ...
Japanese:狭間, 幻想の世界, ...
Arabic:مِنْطَقَة ظِل, عالم الظلال, ...
Hebrew:אֵזוֹר הַדְּמָדוּמִים, מְמַלְכַּת הַדִּמְיוֹן, ...
Russian:мир теней, мир фантазий, ...
Ukrainian:тіньова зона, країна фантазій, ...
Hindi:छायालोक, कल्पना की दुनिया, ...
Bengali:শ্যাডোল্যান্ড, কল্পনার জগৎ, ...
Catalan:terra d'ombres, regne de fantasia, ...
Czech:pomezí, říše stínů, ...
Danish:skyggeområde, fantasiverden, ...
Dutch:schemergebied, fantasieland, ...
Greek:σκιώδη περιοχή, βασίλειο της φαντασίας, ...
Hungarian:határvidék, álomvilág, ...
Khmer:តំបន់ស្រពិចស្រពិលដែលមានព្រំដែន ឬក្បួនមិនច្បាស់លាស់, ពិភពនៃការស្រមើស្រមៃ, ...
Korean:경계 지역, 환상의 땅, ...
Persian:سرزمین سایه‌ها, سرزمین خیالی, ...
Polish:kraina cieni, kraina fantazji, ...
Portuguese (BR):área sombria, terra das sombras, ...
Romanian:tărâmul umbrelor, țara fanteziei, ...
Swedish:skuggland, fantasiland, ...
Thai:ดินแดนเงา, ดินแดนแห่งจินตนาการ, ...
Turkish:gölge alan, hayal dünyası, ...
Vietnamese:khu vực mờ ám, vùng đất tưởng tượng, ...

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Definition of shadowland - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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