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out-country

American  
[out-kuhn-tree] / ˈaʊtˌkʌn tri /

noun

  1. a remote area or region; hinterland.

Etymology

Origin of out-country

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

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Then calm crept back to La Paz, but new violence broke out the next day in out-country Cochabamba and Oruro.

From Time Magazine Archive

With his clear, healthy, out-country look �5 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

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