nonplace

== English == === Alternative forms === non-place === Etymology === Calque of French non-lieu, non- +‎ place. === Noun === nonplace (plural nonplaces) (sociology) An anthropological space of transience where human beings remain anonymous, such as an airport or shopping mall. That which is not a place but has some aspects of one, such as cyberspace. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === non-place on Wikipedia.Wikipedia