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Utopia

U-to′pi-a

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. not + [GREEK] a place.]
1.
An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called
Utopia
, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See
Utopia
, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
2.
Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection.

Definition 2024

Utopia

Utopia

See also: utopia, utópia, and utopía

Latin

Proper noun

Ūtopia f ‎(genitive Ūtopiae); first declension

  1. a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
nominative Ūtopia
genitive Ūtopiae
dative Ūtopiae
accusative Ūtopiam
ablative Ūtopiā
vocative Ūtopia
locative Ūtopiae

utopia

utopia

See also: Utopia, utópia, and utopía

English

Noun

utopia ‎(countable and uncountable, plural utopias)

  1. A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
    • 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:
      As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.

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Catalan

Noun

utopia f ‎(plural utopies)

  1. utopia

Derived terms

Finnish

(index u)

Etymology

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ ‎(ou, “not, no”) + τόπος ‎(tópos, “place, region”).

Noun

utopia

  1. utopia

Declension

Inflection of utopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative utopia utopiat
genitive utopian utopioiden
utopioitten
partitive utopiaa utopioita
illative utopiaan utopioihin
singular plural
nominative utopia utopiat
accusative nom. utopia utopiat
gen. utopian
genitive utopian utopioiden
utopioitten
utopiainrare
partitive utopiaa utopioita
inessive utopiassa utopioissa
elative utopiasta utopioista
illative utopiaan utopioihin
adessive utopialla utopioilla
ablative utopialta utopioilta
allative utopialle utopioille
essive utopiana utopioina
translative utopiaksi utopioiksi
instructive — utopioin
abessive utopiatta utopioitta
comitative — utopioineen

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Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ ‎(ou, “not, no”) + τόπος ‎(tópos, “place, region”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /utoːpja/
  • Hyphenation: u‧to‧pì‧a

Noun

utopia f ‎(plural utopie)

  1. utopia

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Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ ‎(ou, “not, no”) + τόπος ‎(tópos, “place, region”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧to‧pi‧a

Noun

utopia f (plural utopias)

  1. utopia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈto.pja/

Noun

utopia f ‎(plural utopias)

  1. Alternative form of utopía

References

Etymology

From the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More.

Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ ‎(ou, “not, no”) +‎ τόπος ‎(tópos, “place, region”), referring to its inability to exist anywhere in the real world. Compare Neverland.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːˈto.pi.a/, [uːˈtɔ.pi.a]

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