In or to no place; not in any location. As a noun, it can mean a place that feels very remote, empty, or unimportant.
From Middle English “no wher,” literally “no place,” combining “no” + “where.” Over time, the two words fused into one.
When people say “in the middle of nowhere,” they’re using a word that literally started as “no place at all.” Interestingly, “Nowhere” can also be used poetically to describe a mental state—feeling lost or without direction.
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