Etymology

utopia

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Today it means: A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony. Full definition →

New Latin Ūtopia ← Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos)
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  1. Ancient Greekοὐ (ou)
  2. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  3. New LatinŪtopia
  4. English todayutopia

From New Latin Ūtopia, the name of a fictional island possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + -ία (-ía). Compare English topos and -ia.

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