noun
barbarian territory; uncivilized land
Archaic term used in classical Chinese-influenced texts to refer to lands inhabited by non-Han peoples, often with a pejorative connotation. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
古代中国の文献では、北方の遊牧民の土地を「胡地」と呼んだ。
In ancient Chinese texts, the lands of the northern nomads were called '胡地'.
夷狄 is a broader classical term for 'barbarians' in general, while 胡地 specifically refers to the territory of the 胡 (northern/western non-Han peoples).
From Chinese 胡地 (húdì), composed of 胡 (hú, 'non-Han peoples of the north and west') and 地 (dì, 'land'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term entered Japanese through classical Chinese texts.