cloud-cuckoo-land

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.

Pronunciation

/klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/

Word forms

cloud-cuckoo-land cloud cuckoo land cloudcuckooland cloud cuckoo-land

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nephelokokkugía), from Aristophanes.

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