Anatopism

An anatopism (from the Ancient Greek ἀνά, "against," and τόπος, "place") is something that is out of its proper place.

The concept of anatopism is less widely familiar than that of anachronism, perhaps because much that is anatopic is also anachronistic. Yet the distinction is a valid one; not all that is anatopic is necessarily also anachronistic.

The online Collins English Dictionary gives a synonym for "anatopism": anachorism (from Greek: ana- + khōros, "place"): "a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruent position".[1]

  1. ^ "Anachorism definition and meaning |". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 2023-04-19.