uncultivated
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd/
- In remote regions, much of the land remains uncultivated and is rich in natural vegetation.
- uncultivated land
- uncultivated field
Examples
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Our yard had sprawling maples and some oak trees, and a large part of it remained uncultivated.
Fiction book (1999) -
Pastureland covers nearly a quarter of the country, and 150 million acres of arable land remain uncultivated, promising enormous potential for increasing agricultural production in a nation that is already the world's fourth-largest food exporter.
Academic text (2010) -
Fields were to be left uncultivated.
Academic text (1997) -
In Greenland, the soil was fresh and uncultivated, as farmers had never lived here.
Academic text (1998) -
Such investments can help protect uncultivated lands by increasing yields on those already cleared.
Academic text (1994) -
Sixty percent of the world's uncultivated arable land is in Africa.
Blog text (19) -
Behind them, Lando saw flat, uncultivated ground, the dark clustering of the town, and the white-capped mountains beyond.
Fiction book (1991) -
Uncultivated land unclaimed by local descent groups was the chief's to allocate to those who needed it.
Academic text (1998) -
The farmers decided to leave some areas uncultivated to allow the soil to regain its nutrients.
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The government aims to convert uncultivated fields into productive agricultural land to boost food production.
Synonyms
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5.7
Left unplanted for a season so the soil can recover
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6.5
Land or property left in its natural state and not developed
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6.2
Land that is not turned over to make the soil ready for planting
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6.6
Land not plowed or used for growing crops
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3.3
Land with no seeds or plants growing on it
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6.1
Land that has not been planted with crops
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7.4
Land not planted with seeds
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4.2
Land people do not use for growing crops or keeping animals
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6.3
Land that people do not use for growing crops
Land that has not been ploughed or used for farming
Antonyms
How Cultivated
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncultivated = cultivated (transparent) = un + cultivate + ed
The negation 'un-' applied to 'cultivated' straightforwardly gives 'not prepared or used for growing crops', which matches the land-related sense.
Etymology
Uncultivated comes from un- 'not' and cultivate 'to farm or care for the land', just like a farmer tills a field. So uncultivated land is land left wild or not prepared for crops.