back country

back coun·try

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak kuhn-tree]
- /bæk ˈkʌn tri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak kuhn-tree]
- /bæk ˈkʌn tri/

Definitions of back country words

singular noun back country The back country is an area that is a long way from any city and has very few people living in it. 3
noun back country land remote from a town or settled area 3
adjective back country from or relating to sparsely inhabited rural areas 3
noun back country a sparsely populated rural region remote from a settled area. 1
noun back country Australian. a remote, undeveloped part of a large farm or cattle station. 1
noun back country A remote part of a country. 0

See all 6 definitions of back country

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Origin of back country

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Back country

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Back country

back country popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for back country

noun back country

outback — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.
boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
hinterland — Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.

All 8 Synonyms of back country

Antonyms for back country

adjective back country

coastal — Coastal is used to refer to things that are in the sea or on the land near a coast.
frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.

All 2 Antonyms of back country