Laputan

Variant of Laputa

Laputa definition

La·puta (lə pyo̵̅o̅t′ə)

noun

in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, a flying island inhabited by impractical, visionary philosophers who engage in various absurd activities

Related Forms:

  • Laputan La·pu′·tan adjective, noun

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