morning land UK /ˈmɔː.nɪŋ.land/US /ˈmɔɹ.nɪŋ.lænd/ noun2 •(literary) The East; the Eastern parts of the world. •(literary, old-fashioned) The Orient; the East.Still the old leaven remains behind: here, as elsewhere in the “Morning-land,” you cannot hold your own without employing the voie de fait. — 1855