no-man's land

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uncountable noun no-man's land No-man's land is an area of land that is not owned or controlled by anyone, for example the area of land between two opposing armies. 0
singular noun no-man's land If you refer to a situation as a no-man's land between different things, you mean that it seems unclear because it does not fit into any of the categories. 0
noun no-man's land land between boundaries, esp an unoccupied zone between opposing forces 0
noun no-man's land an unowned or unclaimed piece of land 0
noun no-man's land an ambiguous area of activity or thought 0
noun no-man's land a piece of land, usually wasteland, to which no one has a recognized title 0

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no-man's land popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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