noun
savage land; barbaric region
Archaic and derogatory term for uncivilized or barbaric lands, often used in historical or literary contexts.
昔の地図には、未知の地域を「蛮地」と記したものもある。
Some old maps labeled unknown regions as 'barbaric lands'.
Compound of 蛮 (ban, 'barbarian') and 地 (chi, 'land'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of uncivilized territory.