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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Utopia imaginary perfect country in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More, from Greek ou 'not, no' + topos 'place'

utopia

 noun
     
u‧to‧pi‧a also Utopia [uncountable and countable]
an imaginary perfect world where everyone is happy [↪ dystopia]
—utopian adjective:
a utopian society
—utopianism noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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