no man's land

Etymology
Originally from, which first appears c. 1350. Revived with new senses in a dispatch printed in the Times newspaper by Colonel writing as "Eyewitness".

Noun

 * 1)  The ground between trenches where a soldier from either side would be easily targeted.
 * 2)  A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular for which to care.
 * 3) The part of a prison, hospital complex, etc. where individuals are not normally allowed to enter.
 * 4)  A place where no one can or should be present.
 * 5)  The area between the backcourt and the space close to the net, from which it is difficult to return the ball.
 * 6)  Territory that is often disputed, and that cannot be inhabited because of fear of conflict, especially:
 * 7)  Tracts of uninhabited territory close to the Iron Curtain.
 * 8) The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.
 * 9) Land that is not claimed by any recognized sovereign state; a terra nullius.
 * 10)  The fibrous sheath of the flexor tendons of the hand, specifically in the zone from the distal palmar crease to the proximal interphalangeal joint.
 * 1) Land that is not claimed by any recognized sovereign state; a terra nullius.
 * 2)  The fibrous sheath of the flexor tendons of the hand, specifically in the zone from the distal palmar crease to the proximal interphalangeal joint.

Translations

 * Czech: země nikoho
 * Danish:
 * Estonian: eikellegimaa
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: senkiföldje
 * Italian: terra di nessuno
 * Latin: terra nullius
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ingenmannsland
 * Nynorsk: ingenmannsland
 * Swedish:


 * Czech: země nikoho
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: eikellegimaa
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: senkiföldje
 * Icelandic: einskismannsland
 * Italian: terra di nessuno
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ingenmannsland
 * Nynorsk: ingenmannsland
 * Polish:
 * Swedish: