NOUN | location | no man's land | an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies |
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possession | no man's land | land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable) | |
attribute | no man's land, twilight zone | the ambiguous region between two categories / categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both) |
Meaning | An unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies. | |
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Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
Spanish | tierra de nadie |
Meaning | Land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable). | |
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Broader | land | The land on which real estate is located |
Meaning | The ambiguous region between two categories / categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both). | |
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Example | "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" | |
Synonym | twilight zone | |
Broader | ambiguity, equivocalness | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning / meaning |
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