单词	backland
释义	backland noun back·​land ˈbak-ˌland  : backcountry, hinterland —usually used in plural Synonyms backcountry backwater backwoods bush frontier hinterland outback outlands up-country See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people Recent Examples on the Web His protagonist, living in direst poverty in Brazil’s arid backlands, decides to migrate to the wealthier coast. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019 Born in the arid backlands of Brazil’s north-east, Mr Gilberto arrived in Rio de Janeiro in 1950 as a singer in one of the then-fashionable vocal ensembles. The Economist, 11 July 2019 Tucked in the emerald backlands of Fayetteville, Georgia, inside a cavernous soundstage at Pinewood Studios, Mara Brock-Akil is in full field marshall mode. Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018 Patrícia Santos da Silva, 24, and her family live in the city of Santana do Ipanema, in the western backlands of Alagoas. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Nov. 2017 Some escaped and formed clandestine communities in the backlands of the rainforest, independent villages known as quilombos. Smithsonian, 21 Sep. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1683, in the meaning defined above backland noun as in countryside usually backlands plural a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance countryside hinterland bush backwoods outlands outback backwater frontier country up-country backcountry (the) back of beyond boondocks sticks boonies
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