utopia

utopia
utopia (n.) 1550s, from Mod.L. Utopia, lit. "nowhere," coined by Thomas More (and used as title of his book, 1516, about an imaginary island enjoying perfect legal, social, and political systems), from Gk. ou "not" + topos "place." Extended to "any perfect place," 1610s.

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  • Utopia — (griech. οὐτοπία utopía „die Nicht Örtlichkeit“) bezeichnet: Utopia, der wünschenswerte Zustand der Welt/eines Staates, siehe Utopie geographisch: Utopia (Florida), eine gemeindefreie Siedlung in Florida Utopia (Texas), eine Stadt in Texas Utopia …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Utopia — • A term used to designate a visionary or an ideally perfect state of society first used by Sir Thomas More Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Utopia     Utopia      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Utopia — Utopia, FL U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 714 Housing Units (2000): 279 Land area (2000): 0.306849 sq. miles (0.794734 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.306849 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • utopia — utopia, utopianism A utopia is an imaginative account of a perfect society or ideal commonwealth. The term, which is often used derogatively to mean unrealistic, is derived from Sir Thomas More s Utopia(1516), but in sociology it is usually… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Utopia — (Парга,Греция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Agiou Athanasiou 5, Парга, 48060, Греция …   Каталог отелей

  • Utopia — U*to pi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. not + ? a place.] [1913 Webster] 1. An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See {Utopia}, in the Dictionary of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Utopia, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 714 Housing Units (2000): 279 Land area (2000): 0.306849 sq. miles (0.794734 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.306849 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Utopia, TX — U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas Population (2000): 241 Housing Units (2000): 127 Land area (2000): 2.952302 sq. miles (7.646428 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.952302 sq. miles (7.646428… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • utopía — ‘Proyecto deseable, pero irrealizable’. Procede del nombre de un país imaginario descrito por Tomás Moro (s. xvi) en una de sus obras. Aunque en su origen se pronunciaba con diptongo entre las dos vocales finales (utopia [u tó pia]), la única… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • utopia — s. f. 1. País imaginário em que tudo está organizado de uma forma superior. 2. Sistema ou plano que parece irrealizável. 3. Fantasia.   ‣ Etimologia: latim tardio utopia, palavra forjada por Thomas More para nomear uma ilha ideal em A Utopia, do… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Utopia — (Фоборг,Дания) Категория отеля: Адрес: 5600 Фоборг, Дания Описание …   Каталог отелей

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