virgin1 nounvirgin2 adjective
virginvir‧gin1 /ˈvɜːdʒɪn $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun [countable] 
1someone who has never had sex2 the Virgin Mary (also the (Blessed) Virgin) Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ3someone who has never done a particular activity before: 
a snowboarding virginvirgin1 nounvirgin2 adjective
virginvirgin2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a virgin bride
- a virgin piña colada
- He was eager to try out his jokes on a virgin audience.
- Here we find immense virgin forests, similar to those of the Amazon and Indonesia.
- In front of them were 500 miles of virgin plains almost uninhabited by white people.
- General Booth's Salvationist doctrine was a notable example, recommending mass emigration from the city slums to virgin colonial territories.
- It was in virgin wilderness up north where septic tanks are forbidden.
- Like ours, it lies ahead of her like a wilderness just before the first explorer sets foot on the virgin sand.
- No more virgin coastal cliff will be sprinkled with bungalows.
THESAURUS
existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people: · a natural lake· natural light· the Earth's natural resources· We only use natural ingredients in our products.· his natural hair colour
used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans: · We found some wild strawberries.· wild horses· wild open spaces
used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them: · pure orange juice· pure new wool
used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals: · organic carrots· organic milk· organic beauty products
(also unspoilt British English) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it: · It was a pleasant unspoilt village.· The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.
[not before noun] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity: · There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.
[only before noun] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans: · Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction.· He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.
existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people: · a natural lake· natural light· the Earth's natural resources· We only use natural ingredients in our products.· his natural hair colour
used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans: · We found some wild strawberries.· wild horses· wild open spaces
used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them: · pure orange juice· pure new wool
used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals: · organic carrots· organic milk· organic beauty products
(also unspoilt British English) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it: · It was a pleasant unspoilt village.· The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.
[not before noun] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity: · There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.
[only before noun] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans: · Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction.· He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.
Longman Language Activatorplants/animals/places/substances not made, caused, or changed by humans: · It was fascinating to see the elephants in their natural environment.· The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.· A pipeline carries natural gas from under the sea to the refinery inland.natural resources (=useful or valuable substances such as oil, coal etc that exist naturally in a particular country): · Zaire is a country with substantial natural resources.
wild flowers, plants, and animals are in their natural state and have not been changed or controlled by humans: · There were lots of wild flowers growing by the roadside.· Wild strawberries are much smaller than the kind you get in shops.· In my opinion, wild animals should not be kept in zoos.wildlife (=wild animals, plants etc): · The island has an abundance of wildlife - animals, birds and fish.grow wild: · Banana trees were growing wild on the edge of the forest.
if animals live in the wild , they live in their natural state, not in a place such as a farm: · There are only about 5000 white rhino left living in the wild.
raw sugar, silk, tobacco etc is in its natural state before or without being changed by a chemical process: · Ghana still imports both raw and processed tobacco.· The Princess was wearing a dark green dress made of raw silk.raw materials (=basic natural materials that are needed to produce things): · Japan depends on the outside world for virtually all of its raw materials, including oil.
virgin forest, land etc is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed by human beings: · Here we find immense virgin forests, similar to those of the Amazon and Indonesia.· In front of them were 500 miles of virgin plains almost uninhabited by white people.
an animal or place that is untamed has not been trained, controlled, or changed in any way by people, so that it is still completely wild: · Untamed horses roamed free in the wilds of the American plains.· These were the first railways, the first means of crossing wide open spaces that are still vast and untamed, even today.
also unspoilt British a place that is unspoiled is still in its beautiful natural state because no-one has built roads, buildings etc on it - use this especially about a place that has not been developed for tourists: · With its largely unspoiled natural beauty, Vietnam is rapidly becoming a destination for more and more foreign visitors.· The path leads eventually to a vast expanse of unspoilt woodland.· If you go further into the countryside, you will come across a number of unspoilt medieval walled villages.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a virgin brideCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a virgin bride (=forest that has not been used or changed by people)· Here virgin forest remains that is at least a thousand years old.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· If we are truthful we may admit that we find the ideas of the virgin birth or the resurrection incredulous.· In the absence of divine intervention, virgin birth for mammals is not an option.· It can not be proved that the virgin birth did not happen.· There is no knowledge of the idea of the virgin birth in the Church before the Gospels were written.· Again the virgin birth, in view of what we now know of human reproduction, has become highly suspect for people.· The angel's answer is part of the foundation of the teaching about the virgin birth.
· Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established.· Cloud shadows scudded across immeasurable stands of virgin forests.· Another road runs south, through the oilfields, and is constantly being extended into virgin forest.· The trees here were all larger and growing much more vigorously than in the virgin forest above.· In response to the beard-shaving incident the Dwarfs chopped down entire virgin forests to spite the Elves.
· After an initial few hundred feet across virgin land the railway will join the old trackbed of the long-disused Newbury Railway.· The whole of the transcendent is virgin land whereas the mundane is filled with the debris of a lifetime.
· Within an hour, Bucharest is buried under a blanket of virgin snow.· In low range, it walks with authority across a field covered by a couple of feet of packed virgin snow.
· As far as Labour is concerned, this is virgin territory.· Helena some years earlier to map the stars of the southern hemisphere-virtually virgin territory on the landscape of the night.· Working on what in effect was virgin territory for customs officers our crews produced fantastic results in the earlier days.· I mean, this was still virgin territory, there were no tube lines running to this part of the frontier.· Of course, our rummage crews were working on more or less virgin territory, where no customs rummage crew had been before.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1virgin land/forest/soil/snow etc land etc that is still in its natural state and has not been used or changed by people2without sexual experience: - After an initial few hundred feet across virgin land the railway will join the old trackbed of the long-disused Newbury Railway.
- Another road runs south, through the oilfields, and is constantly being extended into virgin forest.
- Cloud shadows scudded across immeasurable stands of virgin forests.
- In low range, it walks with authority across a field covered by a couple of feet of packed virgin snow.
- In response to the beard-shaving incident the Dwarfs chopped down entire virgin forests to spite the Elves.
- Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established.
- The trees here were all larger and growing much more vigorously than in the virgin forest above.
- Within an hour, Bucharest is buried under a blanket of virgin snow.
- As far as Labour is concerned, this is virgin territory.
- Helena some years earlier to map the stars of the southern hemisphere-virtually virgin territory on the landscape of the night.
- I mean, this was still virgin territory, there were no tube lines running to this part of the frontier.
- Of course, our rummage crews were working on more or less virgin territory, where no customs rummage crew had been before.
- The internet is no longer virgin territory.
- Working on what in effect was virgin territory for customs officers our crews produced fantastic results in the earlier days.
- Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti.
- Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.
- We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.
a virgin bride3virgin territory something new that you are experiencing for the first time4(extra) virgin olive oil the highest quality of olive oil, made from the first pressing of the olives