ingenmannsland

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From ingen +‎ mann +‎ -s- +‎ land; direct translation of (2) Latin terra nullius (1) English no man's land. Cognate with Swedish ingenmansland.

Noun[edit]

ingenmannsland n (definite singular ingenmannslandet, uncountable)

  1. (military) no man's land
  2. (figuratively) no man's land

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ingen +‎ mann +‎ -s- +‎ land; direct translation of (2) Latin terra nullius (1) English no man's land. Cognate with Swedish ingenmansland.

Noun[edit]

ingenmannsland n (definite singular ingenmannslandet, uncountable)

  1. (military) no man's land
  2. (figuratively) no man's land

References[edit]