utopia
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Utopia
=== Etymology ===
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.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/
(US) IPA(key): /juˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
Hyphenation: u‧to‧pi‧a
Rhymes: -əʊpiə
Homophone: eutopia
=== Noun ===
utopia (countable and uncountable, plural utopia or utopias or utopiae)
A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
==== Synonyms ====
==== Antonyms ====
dystopia
unutopia
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Bengali: ইউটোপিয়া (iuṭōpiẏa)
→ Chinese: 烏托邦 / 乌托邦 (wūtuōbāng)
→ Hindi: यूटोपिया (yūṭopiyā)
→ Japanese: ユートピア
→ Kannada: ಯುಟೊಪಿಯ (yuṭopiya)
→ Korean: 유토피아 (yutopia)
→ Malayalam: ഉട്ടോപ്യ (uṭṭōpya)
→ Malay: utopia
→ Tamil: யுட்டோபியா (yuṭṭōpiyā)
→ Thai: ยูโทเปีย
→ Tibetan: ཡུལ་ཏོ་པི་ཡ (yul to pi ya)
==== Translations ====
==== See also ====
heaven
paradise
=== References ===
== Albanian ==
=== Noun ===
utopia
definite nominative singular of utopi
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [u.tuˈpi.ə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [u.toˈpi.a]
=== Noun ===
utopia f (plural utopies)
utopia
==== Derived terms ====
utòpic
=== Further reading ===
“utopia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“utopia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“utopia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“utopia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Danish ==
=== Noun ===
utopia
alternative form of utopi
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
From utopio + -a.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /utoˈpia/
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: u‧to‧pi‧a
=== Adjective ===
utopia
utopian
=== Further reading ===
“utopia”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin Utopia, 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, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈutopiɑ/, [ˈut̪o̞ˌpiɑ̝]
Rhymes: -iɑ
Syllabification(key): u‧to‧pi‧a
Hyphenation(key): uto‧pia
=== Noun ===
utopia
utopia
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“utopia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023
=== Anagrams ===
poutia, toipua
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin Utopia, 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, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /u.toˈpi.a/
Rhymes: -ia
Hyphenation: u‧to‧pì‧a
=== Noun ===
utopia f (plural utopie)
utopia
Antonym: distopia
==== Derived terms ====
utopico
utopista
==== Related terms ====
utopistico
=== Further reading ===
utopia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French utopie, from New Latin Utopia, 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, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /uˈtɔ.pja/
Rhymes: -ɔpja
Syllabification: u‧to‧pia
=== Noun ===
utopia f
utopia
Synonym: mrzonka
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
utopia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
utopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin Utopia, 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, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: u‧to‧pi‧a
=== Noun ===
utopia f (plural utopias)
utopia
Antonym: distopia
==== Derived terms ====
utópico
=== Further reading ===
“utopia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“utopia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026