back country
a sparsely populated rural region remote from a settled area.
Australian. a remote, undeveloped part of a large farm or cattle station.
Origin of back country
1Other words from back country
- back-country, adjective
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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) IngallsThe 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 OggIn 1802 the development of the back country was freshly emphasized by the admission of Ohio as a State.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin OggAt 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 | VariousIts 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
Australian and NZ land remote from a town or settled area
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