thelandofthesunrise
nounUK /ðə lænd əv ðə ˈsʌnraɪz/
US /ðə lænd əv ðə ˈsʌnraɪz/
A nickname for Japan, a country where the sun seems to come up first.
My pen pal lives in the Land of the Sunrise, which is another name for Japan.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A poetic way to describe any place where the morning sun first appears.
From the hilltop, the village looked like the land of the sunrise.
3. A fanciful name for a bright, hopeful new beginning.
After the long winter, spring felt like the land of the sunrise.
4. A storybook kingdom that is always bright and warm.
In the tale, the hero traveled to the land of the sunrise to find the golden bird.