# nonplace

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An anthropological space of transience where human beings remain anonymous, such as an airport or shopping mall.
2. That which is not a place but has some aspects of one, such as cyberspace.

## Etymology
Calque of French non-lieu, non- + place.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nonplace