"uncharted territory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: uncharted territories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} uncharted territory (countable and uncountable, plural uncharted territories)
  1. An area of land that has not been surveyed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-uncharted_territory-en-noun-pAI09e4b
  2. (figurative) Synonym of uncharted water (an unknown situation). Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Synonyms: uncharted water [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-uncharted_territory-en-noun-i5T~Q6uB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Inflected forms

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