Definitions For Topophilia

Noun

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.

Etymology

From (Ancient Greek)  τόπος, , 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).

Is Topophilia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Topophilia is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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