outland
noun
out·land ˈau̇t-ˌland 
-lənd
1
: a foreign land
2
outlands plural : the outlying regions of a country : provinces
outland adjective
Synonyms
- backcountry
- backland(s)
- backwater
- backwoods
- bush
- frontier
- hinterland
- outback
- up-country
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Previously, the miner had to shuttle nearly 100 drivers around these scrubby outlands to switch train drivers three times for each journey. 
Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2019 Outland wound up as one of the top defensive backs in the Pacific Coast League this season and was so good that opposing teams for the most part didn’t throw many passes to his side. Tim Burt, Orange County Register, 5 Jan. 2017
Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2019 Outland wound up as one of the top defensive backs in the Pacific Coast League this season and was so good that opposing teams for the most part didn’t throw many passes to his side. Tim Burt, Orange County Register, 5 Jan. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
outlands
plural noun
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country missionaries to the nation's rugged outlands Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- countryside
- outback
- frontier
- hinterland
- backwoods
- country
- backwater
- bush
- backcountry
- boonies
- boondocks
- backland(s)
- up-country
- (the) back of beyond
- sticks
