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terra incognita
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terra in·cog·ni·ta  (nkg-nt, -kgn-t)
n. pl. terrae in·cog·ni·tae (nkg-nt, -kgn-t)
1. An unknown land; an unexplored region: "a vast and virtually final terra incognita left to terrestrial explorers" (David F. Salisbury).
2. A new or unexplored field of knowledge.
[New Latin : Latin terra, land + incognita, feminine of incognitus, unknown.]
terra incognita [terr-a in-kog-nit-a]
Noun
an unexplored region [Latin]
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Noun1.terra incognitaterra incognita - an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown"
unknown, unknown region
region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
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