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wilderness area definition

☆ wilderness area

an area of public land, as of virgin forest, preserved in its natural state by prohibiting by law the construction of roads, buildings, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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