Synonyms

back country

back country

noun
1.
a sparsely populated rural region remote from a settled area.
2.
Australian. a remote, undeveloped part of a large farm or cattle station.

Origin:
1740–50

back-coun·try, adjective
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Back country is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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back country
 
n
(Austral), (NZ) land remote from a town or settled area

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