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cloud-cuckoo-land

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cloud-cuckoo-land, cloudland [ˈklaʊdˌlænd]
n
a realm of fantasy, dreams, or impractical notions
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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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cloud-cuckoo-land [ˌklaʊdˈkʊkuːˌlænd] cloudland [ˈklaʊdlænd] (US) N to be in cloud-cuckoo-land → estar en babia, estar con la cabeza en el aire(LAm)
cloud-cuckoo-land [ˌklaʊdˈkʊkʊːˌlænd] n → mondo dei sogni
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