ETYM New Lat., from Greek u not + topos a place.
Ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects.
Any ideal state in literature, named for philosopher Thomas More’s ideal commonwealth in his book Utopia 1516. Other versions include Plato’s Republic, Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis, and City of the Sun by the Italian Tommaso Campanella (1568–1639). Utopias are a common subject in science fiction. See also dystopia.
An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal; Also called: Zion.

A book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island; Also called: New Latin Utopia.