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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNowhere
/ˈnoʊ.wɛər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In or to no place; not anywhere.
"He searched for his keys, but they were nowhere to be found." - 2
Not in any place; not at all.
"The evidence was nowhere in sight during the investigation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'nāhwǣre', a compound of 'nā' meaning 'no' or 'not' and 'hwǣre' meaning 'where'. Over centuries, it evolved phonetically and orthographically into its modern standard form, retaining its core meaning of a place that does not exist or cannot be identified.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nowhere" is said worldwide
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nulle part
Transliteration: nyl part
"Il n'est nulle part à trouver."
nirgendwo
Transliteration: niːɐ̯ˈɡɛndvoː
"Er ist nirgendwo zu finden."
da nessuna parte
Transliteration: da neˈssuna ˈparte
"Non si trova da nessuna parte."
en ninguna parte
Transliteration: en ninˈɡuna ˈparte
"No se encuentra en ninguna parte."
em lugar nenhum
Transliteration: ẽ puˈlaɾ neˈɲũ
"Ele não está em lugar nenhum."
कहीं नहीं
Transliteration: kahin nahin
"वह कहीं नहीं है।"
无处
Transliteration: wú chù
"他无处可去。"
어디에도 없다
Transliteration: eodiedo eobda
"그는 어디에도 없다."
どこにもない
Transliteration: doko ni mo nai
"彼はどこにもいない。"
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