outback

[ noun out-bak; adjective, adverb out-bak ]
/ noun ˈaʊtˌbæk; adjective, adverb ˈaʊtˈbæk /
Australian
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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).

adjective

of, relating to, or located in the back country: outback settlements.

adverb

in or to the back country: They moved outback many years ago.

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Origin of outback

First recorded in 1875–80; out + back2

Words nearby outback

out-tray, outact, outage, outargue, outasight, outback, outbalance, outbid, outbluff, outboard, outboard motor
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Words related to out back

backcountry, outback, wilderness, jungle, wasteland, desert, forest, province, boondocks, frontier, isolation, woodland, hinterland, interior, timberland, bush, wild, waste, barrens

British Dictionary definitions for out back

outback
/ (ˈaʊtˌbæk) /

noun

  1. the remote bush country of Australia
  2. (as modifier)outback life
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Idioms and Phrases with out back

out back

see under out front.

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