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motopia en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Ancient Greek οὐ (ou) Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) New Latin Ūtopiader. English utopia blend English motopia Blend of motor + utopia.

Meanings

1. A city designed with automobile routes on top and pedestrian areas underground.
   • As long as freeways function smoothly, this city is the closest thing to a motopia. 2012, Fumihiko Maki, Mark Mulligan, Nurturing Dreams: Collected Essays on Architecture and the City, page 103:
   • Underground homes of varying size could be placed around the edge of the open spaces in a motopia area. 1967, Robert W. Prehoda, Designing the Future: The Role of Technological Forecasting, page 110:

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