noun
Meaning 1
An urban landscape designed for use by the automobile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
autopia
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UK: /ɔːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/
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US: /ɔˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
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cot-caught-merger: /ɑˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
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rhymes with -əʊpiə
History
Etymology
Blend of auto + utopia, name of a Disneyland amusement park ride, applied to urbanism by Rayner Banham
Real reading context