virgin territory

noun

Land that has never been explored or developed.

“The company had engineered plenty of products, but manufacturing them was virgin territory.”

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Meanings

nounvirgin territory (usually uncountable, plural virgin territories)

plural virgin territories

  1. uncountableusuallyLand that has never been explored or developed.

    Synonyms: greenfield, virgin field

  2. broadlyfigurativelyuncountableusuallyIdeas or concepts or activities that have not yet been tried, explored or developed.

    The company had engineered plenty of products, but manufacturing them was virgin territory.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLand that has never been explored or developed.

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greenfieldvirgin field
Also see
virgin field
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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