cloud-cuckoo-land

Questions

How do you pronounce cloud-cuckoo-land?

The recorded pronunciation is /klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/.

What does cloud-cuckoo-land mean?

An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.

Where does cloud-cuckoo-land come from?

Etymology tree English cloud English cuckoo Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land ▲ Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nephelokokkugía)calq. English cloud-cuckoo-land By surface analysis, cloud + cuckoo + land. Calque of Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nephelokokkugía), from Aristophanes.

How to pronounce cloud-cuckoo-land

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