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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024U•to•pi•a /yuˈtoʊpiə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -pi•as. - Literature, Philosophy[proper noun] an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Philosophy[countable* usually: utopia] any ideal place or state.
U•to•pi•an, u•to•pi•an, adj., n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024U•to•pi•a (yo̅o̅ tō′pē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Literature, Philosophyan imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Philosophy(usually l.c.) an ideal place or state.
- Philosophy(usually l.c.) any visionary system of political or social perfection.
- Greek ou not + tóp(os) a place + -ia -y3
- Neo-Latin (1516)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Utopia /juːˈtəʊpɪə/ n - (sometimes not capital) any real or imaginary society, place, state, etc, considered to be perfect or ideal
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin Utopia (coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516 as the title of his book that described an imaginary island representing the perfect society), literally: no place, from Greek ou not + topos a place |