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outback
[ noun out-bak; adjective, adverb out-bak ]
/ noun ˈaʊtˌbæk; adjective, adverb ˈaʊtˈbæk /
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noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)Usually the outback . the back country or remote settlements; the bush.
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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Words nearby outback
out-and-out, out-and-outer, outargue, out-a-sight, out at the elbows, outback, outbalance, out-basket, outbid, outbluff, outboard
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British Dictionary definitions for outback
outback
/ (ˈaʊtˌbæk) /
noun
- the remote bush country of Australia
- (as modifier)outback life
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Other Idioms and Phrases with outback
out back
see under out front.
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