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cloud cuckoo land

cloud cuckoo land is the alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land.

Meaning of cloud-cuckoo-land

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

Questions about cloud cuckoo land

What is cloud cuckoo land the alternative spelling of?
Cloud cuckoo land is the alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land.

Words near cloud cuckoo land in the dictionary

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  6. cloud cuckoo land
  7. cloud cuckoo-land
  8. cloud deck
  9. cloud decks
  10. cloud deer
  11. cloud ear

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