virgin territory
Land never touched
Virgin territory is land or a field of inquiry that has never been explored, developed, or exploited.
The phrase draws on virgin's sense of untouched or pristine: The Arctic remained virgin territory until the twentieth century.
Figuratively, it describes any area where no one has ventured: Combining jazz with electronica was virgin territory in the 1990s.
Not yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- terra incognitaUnexplored or unknown region
- unmappedLacking cartographic representation
unknown · exploration · pioneer · trailblazing · pathfinder · expedition · discovery · venture
Pure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- rawIn original state
uncultivated · unfarmed · uninhabited · natural · fallow · undeveloped · greenfield · unused
uncharted
Not yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- terra incognitaUnexplored or unknown region
unmapped · unknown · exploration · pioneer · trailblazing · pathfinder · expedition · discovery · venture · foray
pristine
Pure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
raw · uncultivated · unfarmed · uninhabited · natural · fallow · undeveloped · greenfield · unused · unclaimed
- Uncharted Placesterra incognita, uncharted waters, blank spot, here be dragons, unknown waters
- uncharted waterterra incognita, frontier
- blank slatestabula rasa, clean slate, blank page, blank canvas, clean sheet
- new experiencesnovelty, newness, fresh start, new ground, uncharted waters
- innocenceinnocent, innocence, purity, pure, blameless
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
virgin territorybuilt-up area
Densely developed zone
urban sprawl · civilization · metropolis · farmland · industrial zone
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