happy hunting ground

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === happy hunting ground (plural happy hunting grounds) (often in the plural) A Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited. (by extension) A land of plenty. ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: věčná loviště (partial calque) → German: ewige Jagdgründe (partial calque) → Polish: kraina wiecznych łowów (partial calque) → Swedish: de sälla jaktmarkerna (calque) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “happy hunting ground”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.