back country
Americannoun
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a sparsely populated rural region remote from a settled area.
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Australian. a remote, undeveloped part of a large farm or cattle station.
noun
Other Word Forms
- back-country adjective
Etymology
Origin of back country
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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They include areas popular with hillwalkers, climbers and back country skiers.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
After five years of pandemic- and snowpack-related closures, Yosemite National Park has reopened “glamping” campsites where visitors will have access to showers, gourmet meals and a view of the park’s wild back country.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024
In a cemetery on a back country road near Sacramento, three rows of granite gravestones bear the same inscription: “Unknown, moved from Negro Hill Cemetery by the U.S. Government — 1954.”
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024
“They were in the back country to camp.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
And who will they find to take food from out in the back country?
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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