andernorts

German

Alternative forms

  • anderenorts (less common)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈandɐnˌ(ʔ)ɔʁts/, [ˈandɐnˌ(ʔ)ɔʁts], [ˈandɐnˌ(ʔ)ɔɐ̯ts]
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Adverb

andernorts

  1. (formal) elsewhere

Usage notes

  • The word may be used for “elsewhere” when it refers to a geographical place or region: In München war schönes Wetter, aber andernorts hat es geregnet. – “The weather was fine in Munich, but it was raining elsewhere.”
  • Andernorts will not be used referring to non-geographical places, for example “elsewhere in the garden, the apartment, etc.”

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