DictionaryelsewhereAnother place
adverb / noun

elsewhere

els-WAIR/ˌelsˈwer/

In, at, or to another place.

The traveler points elsewhere, toward another village.

A traveler points toward a different distant village while leaving the current village behind.
Etymology

The combination makes the idea of “other” specifically about place. Elsewhere directs attention away from the location in view to another location, without needing to name it.

In context

The Generalist Papers5:36
those are the five ranks of the british nobility again they differ from other historical structures of nobility elsewhere in europe
Ranks of Nobility, Explained

More examples

  • She decided to look elsewhere for work.
  • We could hold the event elsewhere.
  • The same problem had appeared elsewhere.

Forms

elsewhere

Similar words

somewhere else
The direct equivalent.