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cloud-cuckoo-land

/klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/

cloud-cuckoo-land noun: an imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.

Noun

cloud-cuckoo-land (uncountable)

  1. An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.
    • That glabrous dome that lifts itself so grand, / There in the marish, is the omphalos, / The navel, umbo, middle, central boss / Of the unique, sole, true Cloud-Cuckoo Land.1916, Aldous Huxley, “The Walk”, in The Burning Wheel

Synonyms of cloud-cuckoo-land

Forms of cloud-cuckoo-land

alternative formcloud cuckoo land
alternative formcloudcuckooland
alternative formcloud cuckoo-land

Origin of cloud-cuckoo-land

By surface analysis, cloud + cuckoo + land. Calque of Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nephelokokkugía), from Aristophanes.

Questions about cloud-cuckoo-land

What does cloud-cuckoo-land mean?
Cloud-cuckoo-land means an imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.
What part of speech is cloud-cuckoo-land?
Cloud-cuckoo-land is a noun.
How do you pronounce cloud-cuckoo-land?
Cloud-cuckoo-land is pronounced /klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/.

Words near cloud-cuckoo-land in the dictionary

  1. cloud up
  2. cloud-built
  3. cloud-burst
  4. cloud-bursts
  5. cloud-capt
  6. cloud-cuckoo-land
  7. cloud-first
  8. cloud-headed
  9. cloud-native
  10. cloud-ridden
  11. cloud-seeding

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