outland

[ noun out-land; adjective out-land, -luhnd ]

noun

1. Usually outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:

   a name unknown in the outlands.

2. (formerly) the outlying land of a feudal estate, usually granted to tenants.
3. a foreign land.

adjective

1. outlying, as districts.
2. foreign.

outland

adjective

1. outlying or distant
2. archaic.
   foreign; alien

noun

1. usually plural the outlying areas of a country or region

Word History and Origins

Origin of outland¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English ūtland. See out-, land

Example Sentences

Last season: Alt was a finalist for the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award while starting 12 games at left tackle.

From Los Angeles Times

Yary played defensive tackle for the Trojans in 1965 and was named the Pac-8 defensive player of the year before switching to offensive line, where he was a consensus All-American in 1966 and 1967 and won the Outland Trophy for the nation’s top interior lineman in 1967.

From Los Angeles Times

Late last year, he won the 2023 Outland Trophy and the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award.

From Seattle Times

Sewell, the seventh overall pick by Detroit in 2021, was a left tackle at Oregon when he won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best offensive lineman.

From Seattle Times

Sweat, meanwhile, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football after making 42 tackles.

From Seattle Times

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