terra incognita

ter·ra in·cog·ni·ta

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ter-uh in-kog-nee-tuh, in-kog-ni-]
- /ˈtɛr ə ˌɪn kɒgˈni tə, ɪnˈkɒg nɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ter-uh in-kog-nee-tuh, in-kog-ni-]
- /ˈtɛr ə ˌɪn kɒgˈni tə, ɪnˈkɒg nɪ-/

Definitions of terra incognita words

noun terra incognita an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject. 1
noun terra incognita unknown land, uncharted area 1
noun terra incognita an unexplored or unknown land, region, or area for study 0
noun terra incognita an unknown land; unexplored territory 0
noun terra incognita an unknown or unexplored field of knowledge 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.

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