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outland

[ noun out-land; adjective out-land, -luhnd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Usually outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
a name unknown in the outlands.
(formerly) the outlying land of a feudal estate, usually granted to tenants.
a foreign land.

outland

Origin of outland¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English ūtland. See out-, land

Even at that time I saw that some of the arrows were British, but more of some outland make with cruelly barbed heads.

No white man, much less no outland man of the other bush-tribes, had gazed upon the Red One and lived.

But one thing I would impress upon you, sir secretary: do not practise these outland peculiarities before my brothers.

And these speak an outland speech, clacking in their throats, hissing their s's, and laughing 'Ho!

Tell him, if you will, that our shores here need watching against outland foes, and that I will do it.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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