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   U·to·pi·a

   /yo͞oˈtōpēə/

   

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   • 1. an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect: "misplaced faith in political utopias has led to ruin"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: based on Greek ou ‘not’ + topos ‘place’; the word was first used in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › utopiaUtopia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Utopia is a word that can mean an imaginary and ideal place, a scheme for social improvement, or a place of perfection. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of utopia from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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   What does Utopia mean?

   • Utopia means, literally, "no place," since it was formed from the Greek ou, meaning "no, not," and topos, "place." Since More's time, utopia has come to mean "a place of ideal perfection." Over the years many books similar to Utopia have been written, and many plans for perfect societies proposed, most of them impractical.

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   Can a society be a utopia?

   • Try and imagine a perfect society, a utopia, in which the government really got everything right. Humans, in the developed world at least, are as close to utopia as they are ever likely to be, argues the professor. No society can profess itself to be a utopia.

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   Is there a place like utopia?

   • There’s quite literally no place like utopia. In 1516, English humanist Sir Thomas More published a book titled Utopia, which compared social and economic conditions in Europe with those of an ideal society on an imaginary island located off the coast of the Americas.

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   Where did the word utopia come from?

   • The word first occurred in Sir Thomas More ’s Utopia, published in Latin as Libellus…de optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia (1516; “Concerning the highest state of the republic and the new island Utopia”); it was compounded by More from the Greek words for “not” ( ou) and “place” ( topos) and thus meant “nowhere.”

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   The opposite of a utopia is a dystopia. Utopian and dystopian fiction has become a popular literary category. Despite being common parlance for something imaginary, utopianism inspired and was inspired by some reality-based fields and concepts such as architecture, file sharing, social networks, universal basic income, communes, open borders and even pirate bases.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUTOPIA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Utopia is a noun that means a perfect society in which people work well with each other and are happy. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of utopia from Cambridge Dictionary, with examples from the English Corpus.

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   Jun 21, 2024 · The description of Utopia is put in the mouth of a mysterious traveler, Raphael Hythloday, in support of his argument that communism is the only cure against egoism in private and public life. More, in the dialogue, speaks in favour of mitigation of evil rather than cure, human nature being fallible.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › utopiaUTOPIA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Utopia is a noun that means a perfect society in which people work well with each other and are happy. Learn how to use it in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

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   Utopia definition: an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.. See examples of UTOPIA used in a sentence.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › utopiaUtopia - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Utopia is a perfect paradise that doesn’t exist, but which we all dream of anyway. In the dead of winter, we might imagine a utopia full of palm trees, warm breezes, and sun-soaked beaches.