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whence

/wɛns/ /wɛns/
adverb
Archaic
  1. 1 nereden, hangi yerden

Definition (English)

An old-fashioned word meaning "from where" or "from which place".

Example Sentences

  1. He returned to the village whence he had come.
    Geldiği köye geri döndü.
  2. Whence comes this strange custom?
    Bu garip âdet nereden gelir?

Synonyms

from wherefrom which place

Collocations

whence he camewhence the ideawhence it originated

Related Words

originsourcelocationdestinationdirectionplace