What is the meaning of no man's land?

noun

  • An unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies.
  • Land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable. )
  • The ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both. )
    • usage: "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression"
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