cloud-cuckoo-land

[kloud-koo-koo-land, -koo k-oo-]

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noun

an idealized, illusory domain of imagination; cloudland: the cloud-cuckoo-land of technicolor cartoon whimsy.

Origin of cloud-cuckoo-land

1815–25; translation of Greek Nephelokokkȳgía, the realm which separates the gods from mankind in Aristophanes' The Birds

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Related Words for cloud cuckoo land

slumber, utopia, Shangri-la

British Dictionary definitions for cloud cuckoo land

cloud-cuckoo-land

cloudland

noun

a realm of fantasy, dreams, or impractical notions

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Word Origin and History for cloud cuckoo land

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Imaginary city built in air, translating Aristophanes' Nephelokokkygia in "The Birds" (414 B.C.E.).