in capo al mondo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, in head at the world.

Prepositional phrase[edit]

in capo al mondo

  1. at the far reaches; at the ends of the earth; in the back of beyond
    Come emigrato dagli Stati Uniti, in Russia mi sentivo in capo al mondo.
    As an emigrant from the United States, in Russia I felt like I was at the ends of the Earth.