EREWHON


Meaning of EREWHON in English

a novel (1872) by Samuel Butler about an imaginary place called Erewhon. It is an attack on British attitudes of the time towards religion, science, the law, etc, using satire. The word ‘Erewhon’ is made up of the letters of the word ‘nowhere’.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.