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outback

[ noun out-bak; adjective adverb out-bak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) Usually the outback. the back country or remote settlements; the bush.

outback

/ ˈaʊtˌbæk /

Origin of outback¹

First recorded in 1875–80; out + back ²

His big break came in 1992 when an aging cardinal plucked him from his outback and persuaded the Vatican to make him a bishop.

The couple will leave George in Canberra to travel to Uluru, or Ayers Rock, in the Outback.

She was cast into the limelight as a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2001.

In the wake of this news, 10 tidbits on the dogs who roam the outback.

Dingoes are unique to Australia and can be found in the outback.

I can imagine some stockman in the outback taking umbrage at a kangaroo asserting its equality.

There seems a quiet sort of sadness always running through outback humour—whether alleged or otherwise.

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