1) Geography terminology 
An anatopism (from the Greek ανα, `against,` and τόπος, `place`) is something that is out of its proper place. Thus, for example, an outrigger canoe would be an anatopism in ancient Rome. The concept of anatopism is less widely familiar than that of anachronism, perhaps because much that is anatopistic is also anachronistic. Yet the di...
Failure to conform to the cultural pattern. ... Origin: G. Ana, backward, + topos, place ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-nat′ō-pizm Definitions: 1. Failure to conform to the cultural pattern.