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elsewhere

ELS-wair/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/UKels-WAIR/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/

2 meanings of elsewhere

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  1. 1
    adverb
    In, at, or to some other place rather than the present one.

    The factory shut down here and moved its operations elsewhere.

    Prices were too high, so the buyers took their business elsewhere.

    Oppositehere (entry)

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A location other than the one you are in now.

    The novel romanticizes elsewhere as a cure for every disappointment.

    Travelers often imagine that elsewhere holds the happiness they cannot find at home.

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Origin

From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr, formed from else + where. It is related to Old High German alleswār ("elsewhere").