nowhere
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1no·where

adverb \ˈnō-ˌ(h)wer, -(h)wər\

Definition of NOWHERE

1
: not in or at any place
2
: to no place
3
: not at all : not to the least extent —usually used with near <nowhere near as serious> <nowhere near enough>

Examples of NOWHERE

  1. I have nowhere to go.
  2. Nowhere is there more of a population problem than in this city.

First Known Use of NOWHERE

before 12th century

2nowhere

noun

Definition of NOWHERE

1
: a nonexistent place
2
: an unknown, distant, or obscure place or state <rose to fame out of nowhere>
miles from nowhere
: in an extremely remote place

Examples of NOWHERE

  1. <from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle>
  2. <in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the dot-com world>

First Known Use of NOWHERE

1831

3nowhere

adjective

Definition of NOWHERE

: of or relating to a remote or relatively unknown location <a nowhere town>

First Known Use of NOWHERE

1970

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