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Utopia

Pronunciation: /juːˈtəʊpɪə/
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Definition of Utopia

noun

  • an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The word was first used in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. The opposite of dystopia.

Origin:

based on Greek ou 'not' + topos 'place'

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