terra incognitan.

/ˌtɛrə ɪnˈkɒɡnɪtə/

Forms: Plural terræ incognitæ, ( terras incognitas).

Etymology: Latin, = ‘unknown land’.

An unknown or unexplored region. Often figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of

terra incognita1616

indeterminable1646

X1808

unknown1829

incognita1846

the other side of the hill1852

terra ignotaa1925

another country1952

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > familiar > not

terra incognita1616

terra ignotaa1925

1616 J. Smith Descr. New Eng. 6 The Spaniards know..not so much as the true circumference of Terra Incognita, whose large dominions may equalize the greatnesse and goodnes of America.

1630 J. Taylor Great Eater of Kent in Wks. i. 143/2 The place of his birth, and names of his parents are to me a meere Terra incognita.

1756 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1967) III. 104 Your Provinces of Politics, Galantry, and litterature, [are] all terra Incognita.

1821 A. M. Porter Village of Mariendorpt II. 121 His friend and the field-marshall were nearly terras incognitas to each other.

1901 Scotsman 11 Mar. 6/4 The country within a day's ride..is almost a terra incognita.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	terra incognita
释义	terra incognitan. /ˌtɛrə ɪnˈkɒɡnɪtə/ Forms: Plural terræ incognitæ, ( terras incognitas). Etymology: Latin, = ‘unknown land’. An unknown or unexplored region. Often figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of terra incognita1616 indeterminable1646 X1808 unknown1829 incognita1846 the other side of the hill1852 terra ignotaa1925 another country1952 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > familiar > not terra incognita1616 terra ignotaa1925 1616 J. Smith Descr. New Eng. 6 The Spaniards know..not so much as the true circumference of Terra Incognita, whose large dominions may equalize the greatnesse and goodnes of America. 1630 J. Taylor Great Eater of Kent in Wks. i. 143/2 The place of his birth, and names of his parents are to me a meere Terra incognita. 1756 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1967) III. 104 Your Provinces of Politics, Galantry, and litterature, [are] all terra Incognita. 1821 A. M. Porter Village of Mariendorpt II. 121 His friend and the field-marshall were nearly terras incognitas to each other. 1901 Scotsman 11 Mar. 6/4 The country within a day's ride..is almost a terra incognita. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1616
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