Etymology

terra nullius

Today it means: Empty land; land not legally belonging to anyone; no man's land. Full definition →

Latin terra nūllīus ← ['la ',
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  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromterra nūllīus
  3. English todayterra nullius

Borrowed from Latin terra nūllīus (“nobody's land”).

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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