heterotopia

/HH EH0 T ER0 AH0 T OW1 P IY0 AH0/

noun

1
(philosophy, literary criticism) A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society.
2
(ecology) The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats
3
(pathology) Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body

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