Uncontacted

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not contacted. not-comparable

    "This week the federal police and the government’s environmental protection agency are to remove hundreds of illegal settlers who invaded the Uru Eu Wau Wau indigenous territory in Rondonia, where uncontacted groups live."

  2. 2
    Without regular contact with non-tribal societies. not-comparable

    "There have been other encounters with uncontacted tribes in recent years."

Synonyms

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noncontactednoncontacted

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"This week the federal police and the government’s environmental protection agency are to remove hundreds of illegal settlers who invaded the Uru Eu Wau Wau indigenous territory in Rondonia, where uncontacted groups live."

Etymology

From un- + contacted.

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