unfamiliar territory



unfamiliar territory

an area of knowledge unknown to the speaker. We are in unfamiliar territory and I don't know the answer. Astronomy is unfamiliar territory for me, and I cannot answer any questions about the stars.
See also: territory

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kavita-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Praskovyaprah-SKOV-yahRussian
Jehan-Medieval French
Juliannayuw-lee-AHN-nah (Polish), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)Hungarian, Polish, English
Erez-Hebrew
Emanuele-Italian