virgin soil

noun

Soil that has never been cultivated.

Meanings

nounvirgin soil (countable and uncountable, plural virgin soils)

plural virgin soils

  1. countableuncountableSoil that has never been cultivated.
  2. countablefigurativelyuncountableNew territory.

Translations

Māori tātāhou
  • tātāhousoil not yet cultivated
Spanish erial, eriazo
  • erialsoil not yet cultivated
  • eriazosoil not yet cultivated
  • eríosoil not yet cultivated
  • baldíosoil not yet cultivated
Swedish jungfrujord, jungfrumark
  • jungfrujordsoil not yet cultivated
  • jungfrumarksoil not yet cultivated
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APA

virgin soil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virgin%20soil

MLA

“virgin soil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virgin%20soil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virgin soil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virgin%20soil.

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