Definition of subtopia in English:

subtopia

noun sʌbˈtəʊpɪə

mass nounBritish

Unsightly, sprawling suburban development.
〈英〉次等市郊（指无计划地扩展延伸的难看的郊区）
I shall doubtless feel no more alien than anybody else in the prevailing subtopia because nobody will be working out of doors
Example sentencesExamples
- Proposals for densification or adopting urban housing models are understandably slow to take root and have yet to make any discernible impact on the relentless march of subtopia.
- ‘The embers of the empire shimmer like a distant blood-soaked sunset as the urban subtopias of downtown blighty rumble to the rhythms of a brand new internationalism.’
- There are many varieties of downtown areas, and no two subtopias are alike.
- Her sprawling, comic epic about multi-ethnic Britain, which uncovers a wonderland of magic realism in the London subtopias of Cricklewood Broadway and Willesden, beat a strong shortlist of four other books, all by American writers.
- Virtually in the countryside with breathtaking green hills and valleys, it's a very short drive - and even a pleasant walk - away from the urban communities of Hillsborough, Walkley, Crookes, and Broomhill, with a scattering of tiny subtopias and exurbias along the way.

Derivatives

subtopian

adjective

British

With the steady erosion of its rural hinterland, the Forest will over time become an isolated park in a subtopian south Hampshire sprawl.
Example sentencesExamples
- I consider that even in the subtopian clutter of modern towns and cities, a stark beauty can sometimes be found.
- So now we fit in with the some of the other subtopian troglodytes in the area.
- My plan had been to head right through that subtopian labyrinth to the very edge, the scrubland beside the M57.
- Try telling the subtopian, land-hungry Englishman that his wretched home in Dismal Close off Dreary Avenue is not a castle but a cancerous cell that is destroying what remains of his country.

Origin

1950s: blend of suburb and utopia.

Rhymes

cornucopia, dystopia, Ethiopia, myopia, Utopia

单词	subtopia
释义	Definition of subtopia in English: subtopia noun sʌbˈtəʊpɪə mass nounBritish Unsightly, sprawling suburban development. 〈英〉次等市郊（指无计划地扩展延伸的难看的郊区） I shall doubtless feel no more alien than anybody else in the prevailing subtopia because nobody will be working out of doors Example sentencesExamples Proposals for densification or adopting urban housing models are understandably slow to take root and have yet to make any discernible impact on the relentless march of subtopia. ‘The embers of the empire shimmer like a distant blood-soaked sunset as the urban subtopias of downtown blighty rumble to the rhythms of a brand new internationalism.’ There are many varieties of downtown areas, and no two subtopias are alike. Her sprawling, comic epic about multi-ethnic Britain, which uncovers a wonderland of magic realism in the London subtopias of Cricklewood Broadway and Willesden, beat a strong shortlist of four other books, all by American writers. Virtually in the countryside with breathtaking green hills and valleys, it's a very short drive - and even a pleasant walk - away from the urban communities of Hillsborough, Walkley, Crookes, and Broomhill, with a scattering of tiny subtopias and exurbias along the way. Derivatives subtopian adjective British With the steady erosion of its rural hinterland, the Forest will over time become an isolated park in a subtopian south Hampshire sprawl. Example sentencesExamples I consider that even in the subtopian clutter of modern towns and cities, a stark beauty can sometimes be found. So now we fit in with the some of the other subtopian troglodytes in the area. My plan had been to head right through that subtopian labyrinth to the very edge, the scrubland beside the M57. Try telling the subtopian, land-hungry Englishman that his wretched home in Dismal Close off Dreary Avenue is not a castle but a cancerous cell that is destroying what remains of his country. Origin 1950s: blend of suburb and utopia. Rhymes cornucopia, dystopia, Ethiopia, myopia, Utopia
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