What does "elsewhere" mean?

Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.

What is a synonym for "elsewhere"?

Common synonyms include: abroad, absent, absent-minded, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted.

Elsewhere

//ˌɛlsˈʍɛə// adv, noun

adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
"We are back on the Ligurian coast, from which vertigos push human beings toward all kinds of elsewheres."

Adverb

1
Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place. not-comparable
"If you won’t serve us, we’ll go elsewhere."

Adverb

1
in or to another place wordnet

Synonyms

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abroad absent absent-minded absentminded absorbed abstracted

Example

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"And not only that, the goods in the company shop were usually more expensive than elsewhere."

Etymology

From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).

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