topophilia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”) + -philia Coined by American poet W.H. Auden (1947), used by French phenomenologist Gaston Bachelard (1958), and made popular by geographer Yi-Fu Tuan in his essay and book Topophilia (1961 and 1974).
Noun[edit]
topophilia (uncountable)
- A strong sense of place, often combined with a sense of cultural identity
- What I feel towards my grandmother's house could be described as topophilia.
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