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elsewhere

/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/ UK
/ˌɛlsˈwɛə/ UK
/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/ US
/ˈɛlsˌwɛɹ/ US
[ˈɛls(h)weːɹ] Canada
[ˌɛlsˈ(h)weːɹ] Canada

Where it comes from

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”).

adverb

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

noun elsewheres

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.
Similar: somewhere else

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: someplace, anywhere, somewhere, wherever, everywhere, else, other, anyway, otherwise, however, furthermore, besides, also, moreover, meanwhile, beyond

Translations

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adv in some other place

Español	en otro lugar, en otros sitios, a otra parte
Français	ailleurs
Deutsch	anderswo

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@misc{elsewhere_2026,
  title = {elsewhere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elsewhere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}