Etymology

terra incognita

Today it means: Land that has never been explored, mapped, or surveyed. Full definition →

Latin terra incognita
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromterra incognita“unknown land”
  2. English todayterra incognita

Borrowed from Latin terra incognita (“unknown land”).

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