back country

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noun

a sparsely populated rural region remote from a settled area.

Australian. a remote, undeveloped part of a large farm or cattle station.

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Origin of back country

First recorded in 1740–50

OTHER WORDS FROM back country

back-country, adjective

Words nearby back country

backchat, back-check, back clipping, backcloth, backcomb, back country, backcourt, backcourtman, backcross, backdate, back dive

How to use back country in a sentence

I did not expect to find anything of the kind in this back country.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51|E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) Ingalls
The people of the back country were in not the slightest degree responsible for the revolt against British authority in the East.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
In 1802 the development of the back country was freshly emphasized by the admission of Ohio as a State.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
At the time of the outbreak he led a party of refugees at the greatest risk to himself through the back country to Shakopee.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various

Its fine climate and orange-groves have always rendered it celebrated, although it has no fertile back country.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

British Dictionary definitions for back country

back country

noun

Australian and NZ land remote from a town or settled area

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back country

Origin of back country

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Words nearby back country

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How to use back country in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for back country