1(in the Bible) the land of Canaan, that was promised to Abraham and his descendants (Gen. 12:7).

1. 1.1the promised land A place or situation in which someone expects to find great happiness.
   Italy is the promised land for any musician

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I was brought up since childhood to think that this was the promised land.
   • I don't think they're 100 percent sure he can take them to the promised land yet.
   • Eves credits his party with delivering Ontario from debt and unemployment to the promised land of productivity and job creation.
   • Surfers have long regarded Chile as the promised land of undiscovered mackers.
   • They have crossed the border and made it into the promised land, but the promise is already about to be broken.
   • It was for this reason that an assembly of fourteen young people left the village on their journey to the promised land of America.
   • I would have liked to have walked with my people to the promised land.
   • Liverpool want to wipe away the misery of their failure a year ago to reach the promised land of the Champions League.
   • Let us not fool ourselves into thinking we are merely one referendum away from the promised land.
   • A dozen turtles crawl across the road only to find out the promised land is all dried up due to a clogged storm drain
   • Of course, many Americans could not reach the promised land because they were not welcome in higher education.
   • A week later, it turns out, there are no marigolds in the promised land.
   • For foreign automakers, China has long been the promised land.
   • Let's hope that the euro leads to the promised land of increased trade, travel and investment.
   • A draw in Dublin and a loss in Switzerland was not enough and yet again we have missed out on the promised land of the major championships.
   • For the winners it is a small step closer to the promised land, and for the vanquished its a step in the other direction.
   • What is surprising is that some people are shocked that after a mere two years we haven't stumbled across the promised land yet.
   • The irony is acute: while many young locals flee the Highlands, many southerners see the area as the promised land.
   • At this rate, he may lead his company to the promised land.
   • Ever since then, apparently, the British have been marching away from the promised land.