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virgin forest

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noun

  1. a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Not long ago, this region had all been virgin forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Carpathians are a land of fog, fictional vampires and real-life wolves, as well as several thousand brown bears and roughly two-thirds of the remaining virgin forest in Europe.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024

Since 2017, local residents trained as wardens have been patrolling the dense virgin forest of this location in St Vincent and the Grenadines, on call 24/7 in the event of an intruder.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2022

“There is no virgin forest left in Alexandria and Arlington,” said Brian.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022

After that they had to make their way through the virgin forest as best they might.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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