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cloud-cuckoo-land

(ˈklaʊdˌlænd) or

cloudland

n
a realm of fantasy, dreams, or impractical notions
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cloud′-cuck`oo-land`



n.
an idealized, illusory domain of imagination; cloudland.
[1815–25; translation of Greek Nephelokokkȳgía, the realm that separates the gods from humankind in Aristophanes' The Birds]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cloud-cuckoo-land - an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
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Translations

cloud-cuckoo-land

[ˌklaʊdˈkʊkuːˌlænd] cloudland [ˈklaʊdlænd] (US) N to be in cloud-cuckoo-landestar en babia, estar con la cabeza en el aire (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cloud-cuckoo-land

[ˌklaʊdˈkʊkʊːˌlænd] nmondo dei sogni
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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