sunlit uplands
A wished-for place or time of happiness and prosperityA wished-for place or time of happiness and prosperity.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, figuratively, plural, plural only)A wished-for place or time of happiness and prosperity.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From sunlit (“illuminated by sunlight”) + uplands (“areas in the interior of a country witFrom sunlit (“illuminated by sunlight”) + uplands (“areas in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation”) (evoking a pleasant, happy place), popularized by its use in the “This was their finest hour” speech delivered by Winston Churchill (1874–1965), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to the House of Commons on 18 June 1940: see the quotation.
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Forms
plural: sunlit uplandses| Singular | sunlit uplands |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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