English Explanatory Dictionary

terra nullius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Empty land; land not legally belonging to anyone; no man's land.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛɹə nʌˈlaɪ.əs/

Word forms

terra nullius terrae nullius

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terra nūllīus (“nobody's land”).

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