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Meaning of "topophilia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOPOPHILIA

topophilia  [ˌtɒpəˈfɪlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOPOPHILIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Topophilia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOPOPHILIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Topophilia

Topophilia is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain peoples and a love of certain aspects of such a place.

Definition of topophilia in the English dictionary

The definition of topophilia in the dictionary is the love of or emotional connections with place or physical environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOPOPHILIA


ailourophilia
aɪˌluːrəˈfɪlɪə
ailurophilia
aɪˌlʊərəˈfɪlɪə
arctophilia
ˌɑːktəˈfɪlɪə
basophilia
ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪə
biophilia
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə
canophilia
ˌkænəˈfɪlɪə
claustrophilia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfɪlɪə
eosinophilia
ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə
ephebophilia
ɪˌfiːbəˈfɪlɪə
Germanophilia
dʒɜːˌmænəˈfɪlɪə
gerontophilia
dʒɛˌrɒntəˈfɪlɪə
hemophilia
ˌhiːməˈfɪlɪə
paedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
Pamphylia
pæmˈfɪlɪə
paraphilia
ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə
pedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
scopophilia
ˌskɒpəˈfɪlɪə
scoptophilia
ˌskɒptəˈfɪlɪə
stigmatophilia
stɪɡˌmætəˈfɪlɪə
zoophilia
ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOPOPHILIA

topography
topoi
topoisomerase
topologic
topological
topological group
topological space
topologically
topologist
topology
Topolski
topometry
toponym
toponymal
toponymic
toponymical
toponymist
toponymy
topos
topotype

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOPOPHILIA

Anglophilia
automobilia
Cecilia
cilia
coprophilia
cynophilia
Europhilia
haemophilia
ilia
Ismailia
juvenilia
memorabilia
milia
monilia
necrophilia
neophilia
Reggio nell´Emilia
retrophilia
Sicilia
technophilia

Synonyms and antonyms of topophilia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «topophilia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOPOPHILIA

Find out the translation of topophilia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of topophilia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «topophilia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地域偏好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

topofilia
570 millions of speakers

English

topophilia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

topophilia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

topophilia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

topophilia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

topofilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

topophilia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

topophilie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Topofilia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

topophilia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

topophilia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

topophilia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Topofilia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

topophilia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

topophilia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉपॉफीलिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

topophilia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

topofilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

topophilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

topophilia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

topophilia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοποφιλίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

topophilia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

topophilia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

topophilia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of topophilia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOPOPHILIA»

The term «topophilia» is used very little and occupies the 168.019 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOPOPHILIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «topophilia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «topophilia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about topophilia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOPOPHILIA»

Discover the use of topophilia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to topophilia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Topophilia: A Study of Environmental Perception, Attitudes, ...
Topophilia and Topophobia' offers timely reflections on the human habitat in the 20th century.
Yi-fu Tuan, 1990
2
Spectacle and Topophilia: Reading Early Modern and ...
Simultaneous. Significant places and spaces, from Granada and Catalonia to Buenos Aires and the Chicago Columbian Exposition
David R. Castillo, Bradley J. Nelson, 2012
3
Topophilia and Topophobia: Reflections on Twentieth-century ...
'Topophilia and Topophobia' offers timely reflections on the human habitat in the 20th century.
Xing Ruan, Paul Hogben, 2007
4
Topophilia
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Gerd Numitor, 2012
5
Environment across Cultures
Going far beyond its biogeophysical and biogeochemical character "environment " is to be understood as a cultural and emotional sphere of individuals and societies, as a very specific form of "topophilia". It was, remarkably enough, ...
Eckart Ehlers, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, 2003
6
Textures of Place: Exploring Humanist Geographies
Locating Bedford in Space and Time James S. Duncan and Nancy G. Duncan A quarter of a century ago, Yi-Fu Tuan coined the term topophilia to refer to "the affective bond between people and place."1 He argued quite cogently that this bond ...
Paul C. Adams, Steven D. Hoelscher, Karen E. Till, 2001
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Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Topophilia Craven County, named after Bern, Switzerland, and famous as a longtime refuge for the infamous pirate Bluebeard. Travelers between Colorado and New Mexico on Interstate 25 will pass through Raton, New Mexico, and the ...
Gerald R. Pitzl, 2004
8
I Was A Stranger: A Christian Theology of Hospitality
Lydia's invitation to Paul is an invitation for him to experience topophilia—the affectionate response to a physical environment. 25 Tuan writes: These [ responses] differ greatly in intensity, subtlety, and mode of expression. The response to ...
Arthur Sutherland, 2010
9
Lahore: Topophilia of Space and Place
"Translated from Russian by the author."
‎2012
10
City, Society, and Planning: Planning
Topophilia is discussed by the poet W.H. Auden in his introduction (Auden: 1947) to the book of poems titled Slick but not Streamlined by John Betjeman (Betjeman , 1947). Within the introduction Auden (1947) not only ascribes the term ...
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOPOPHILIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term topophilia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A little flight reading: Off the Map; My Street Food Kitchen
... own Wittenoom, the West Australian asbestos mining town that officially ceased to exist in 2007. In short, here's a book to fuel your topophilia (love of place). «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Geographic illiteracy and Filipino apathy
... prestige should have been drilled in the minds of the young and, in the process, evoked in them topophilia, or love of place, and, by extension, love of country. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
Swapping Screen Time for Getting Dirty: Why Kids Need to Spend …
But in How to Raise a Wild Child, Dr. Scott D. Sampson gives it another name: topophilia, a love of place. And he asserts it is the key to restoring sustainability on ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
4
Slidell gallery commemorates '10' years since Katrina
... State University in Georgia, brought students for a photography project and later a book art exhibit with OTAC titled “Topophilia,” which means “love of place.”. «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
5
Chad Smith Simply Rocks, From Stages To Classrooms
... the kit, released their seminal album “Blood Sugar Sex Magik,” its first single being “Under the Bridge,” a song about topophilia, alienation, and drug addiction. «27east.com, Jul 15»
6
Carolyn Wenning's Studies in Topophilia
Studies in Topophilia is the title of the exhibition inspired by the Portuguese landscapes and marble quarries Wenning visited. The 10 works in the series are ... «PGH City Paper, Jul 15»
7
Why Baltimore and Ferguson might embrace gardening and find …
Another love – love of place, or topophilia – explains why people reclaim places where they have lived for many years. And as people reclaim places, they also ... «The Guardian, May 15»
8
Vision Quest
And when he found it, creating mixed-media paintings from an aerial view in a style he calls "Abstract Topophilia," he discovered that a lot of people cared. «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Apr 15»
9
Spotlight: Art at Convention Center spice up expansion
Joyce calls his work Abstract Topophilia, and he's created pieces for the city of Las Vegas transit system, Google and many private clients. He has pieces in the ... «The Spokesman Review, Feb 15»
10
Topophilia: έκθεση φωτογραφίας στον Εικαστικό Κύκλο
Όπως ορίζεται από τον γεωγράφο Yi - Fu Tuan, η Topophilia ενσωματώνει τις αντιλήψεις μας για ένα μέρος - το πώς βλέπουμε - και πώς επηρεάζονται οι αξίες και ... «CultureNow, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Topophilia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/topophilia>. Apr 2024 ».
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