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terrae nullius

terrae nullius is the plural of terra nullius.

Meaning of terra nullius

Noun

terra nullius (countable and uncountable, plural terrae nullius)

  1. (international law) Empty land; land not legally belonging to anyone; no man's land.
    • When Aboriginal people showed up which they inevitably did they had to be subjected, incarcerated or eradicated: to keep the myth of terra nullius alive.1993, Patrick Dodson, ‘Welcome Speech to Conference on the Position of Indigenous People in National Constitutions’, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin...

Questions about terrae nullius

What is terrae nullius the plural of?
Terrae nullius is the plural of terra nullius.

Words near terrae nullius in the dictionary

  1. terracottas
  2. terracultural
  3. terraculture
  4. terrae
  5. terrae filius
  6. terrae nullius
  7. Terraferma
  8. terraform
  9. terraformable
  10. terraformation
  11. terraformations

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