cloud-cuckoo-land

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌklaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kloud′ko̅o̅′ko̅o̅ land′, -kŏŏk′o̅o̅-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cloud-cuck•oo-land  (kloud′ko̅o̅′ko̅o̅ land′, -kŏŏk′o̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an idealized, illusory domain of imagination;
    cloudland:the cloud-cuckoo-land of technicolor cartoon whimsy.
  • translation of Greek Nephelokokkȳgía, the realm which separates the gods from mankind in Aristophanes' The Birds 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cloud-cuckoo-land, cloudland /ˈklaʊdˌlænd/ n
  1. a realm of fantasy, dreams, or impractical notions

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