cloud-cuckoo-land

Noun CEFR C2

klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd

Definitions

An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.

Equivalents

Españolestar en los cielos

FrançaisCoucouville-les-Nuées

DeutschSchilda Wolkenkuckucksheim

6 more languages

ČeštinaKocourkov

ΕλληνικάΝεφελοκοκκυγία

SuomiHölmölä

LatinaAbdera

PortuguêsCucolândia das Nuvens

Русскиймир грёз ска́зочная страна́страна́ э́льфов

Examples

“That glabrous dome that lifts itself so grand, / There in the marish, is the omphalos, / The navel, umbo, middle, central boss / Of the unique, sole, true Cloud-Cuckoo Land ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

cloud-seeding cloudage cloudberry Cloudburst Cloudbursts cloudbust

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