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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUtopia
/juːˈtoʊ.pi.ə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
"In her novel, the author describes a utopia where poverty and crime are nonexistent." - 2
A political or social scheme for a perfect society.
"The community's utopia was based on principles of equality and shared resources."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1516 by Sir Thomas More from the Ancient Greek prefix 'ou-' meaning 'not' and 'topos' meaning 'place', resulting in 'no-place'. It was cleverly punned with 'eutopia', meaning 'good place', to reflect an imaginary ideal society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Utopia" is said worldwide
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utopie
Transliteration: utopie
"Dans son livre, l'auteur imagine une utopie où tout le monde est heureux."
Utopie
Transliteration: Utopie
"In ihrem Roman beschreibt die Autorin eine Utopie ohne Kriminalität."
utopia
Transliteration: utopia
"Nel suo libro, l'autore esplora un'utopia di pace e armonia."
utopía
Transliteration: utopía
"En su novela, el autor presenta una utopía donde no hay guerra."
utopia
Transliteration: utopia
"No livro, o autor descreve uma utopia idealizada."
यूटोपिया
Transliteration: yūṭopiyā
"उसकी किताब में, लेखक एक यूटोपिया का वर्णन करता है जहाँ सभी खुश हैं।"
乌托邦
Transliteration: wū tuō bāng
"在他的小说中，作者描绘了一个乌托邦，人人平等。"
유토피아
Transliteration: yutopia
"그의 소설에서 작가는 유토피아를 묘사합니다."
ユートピア
Transliteration: yūtopia
"彼の小説では、ユートピアが描かれています。"
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