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out⋅back

  [n. out-bak; adj., adv. out-bak] Chiefly Australian.
–noun
1. (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually prec. by the).
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or located in the back country: outback settlements.
–adverb
3. in or to the back country: They moved outback many years ago.
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Origin:
1875–80; out + back 2
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Word Origin & History

outback 
"back-country, interior regions of Australia," 1907, Australian Eng., originally an adv., "out in the back settlements" (1878), from out + back.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

out back

see under out front.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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